gistfile1.rb

require 'rubygems'
require 'redis'
require 'base62'

r = Redis.new
start_time = Time.now

10.times do |i|
  r.incr('url_count')
  url_count = r['url_count'].to_i
  puts url_count.class.name # returns Float... huh?
  puts "URL Count: #{r['url_count']}"
  key = url_count.base62_encode
  puts "URL Key: #{key}"
  r[key] = 'http://google.com'
end
puts "Took #{Time.now - start_time} seconds"