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#!/usr/bin/env escript
-mode(compile).
epoch() ->
{Mega,Sec,Mili} = os:timestamp(),
(Mega * 1000000) + Sec + (Mili / 1000000).
measure(F) ->
Ini = epoch(),
F(),
epoch() - Ini.
main(_Args) ->
Times = lists:seq(1,1000000),
Test1 = fun() -> [ os:timestamp() || _ <- Times ] end,
Test2 = fun() -> [ now() || _ <- Times ] end,
io:format("os:timestamp = ~5.2f ~5.2f ~5.2f~n", [
measure(Test1), measure(Test1), measure(Test1)
]),
io:format("erlang:now = ~5.2f ~5.2f ~5.2f~n", [
measure(Test2), measure(Test2), measure(Test2)
]),
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Good point!, thanks Magnus. Looks like the interpreted code is slower than compiled. Is It due to hipe?

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