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require_vs_defined.rb
require 'time'
start = Time.now
10000.times do
require 'time'
end
duration = Time.now - start
printf "require: %f\n", duration
start = Time.now
10000.times do
defined? ::Time
end
duration = Time.now - start
printf "defined?: %f\n", duration
# ruby require_vs_defined.rb
# require: 1.105543
# defined?: 0.003817
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