Helix Fibonacci

Preview

{
  "description": "Calculated the fibonacci sequence for `42`",
  "improvement": "Rust was 4447% faster than Ruby",
  "ruby": {
    "value": 267914296,
    "time": {
      "label": "",
      "real": 23.05894000013359,
      "cstime": 0.0,
      "cutime": 0.0,
      "stime": 0.18148300000000006,
      "utime": 22.078659999999996,
      "total": 22.260142999999996
    }
  },
  "rust": {
    "value": 267914296,
    "time": {
      "label": "",
      "real": 0.5071640000678599,
      "cstime": 0.0,
      "cutime": 0.0,
      "stime": 0.002789999999999848,
      "utime": 0.49563899999999705,
      "total": 0.4984289999999969
    }
  }
}

Getting Started

1. Install the Rust compiler -> curl https://sh.rustup.rs -sSf | sh
2. Install project gems -> bundle install
3. Build the native gem -> rake build
4. Start the rails server -> rails s
5. Open the benchmark page -> http://localhost:3000/benchmark/42 (Replace 42 with any number you want to calculate a fibonacci sequence for)

Useful Links

Helix - Native Ruby Extensions