[fpc-pascal] fast text processing

[Bee]

> I had never used Perl before. Until someone showed me Perl is very fast 
> for text processing (using its powerful regex), despite it's an 
> interpreted language. It even beat Delphi and FPC though both are 
> compiled language. A few lines Perl program almost two times faster than 
> a few pages pascal program.

Alright everyone. The answers are enough. Now I can say confidently that 
pascal (fpc v.2.2) is FASTER than Perl, including in text processing. ;)

Thank you very much to everyone who involves in this thread. :)

-Bee-

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