3 ms·It's also performant enough that it wasn't worth the time to learn a faster performing language.by elblanco 16y agoIt's also performant enough that it wasn't worth the time to learn a faster performing language.hackermom 16y agoWithout going off on a limb: back then, if you knew Perl, you knew C.hartror 16y agoI learnt Perl and used it on projects long before I learnt C.