txt: ## dist_zef-raku-community-modules-Benchmark.md
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  # NAME
  
  Benchmark - Simple benchmarking
  
  # SYNOPSIS
  
  ```
  use Benchmark;
  
  my ($start, $end, $diff, $avg) = timethis(1000, "code");
  my @stats = timethis(1000, sub { #`( code ) });
  say @stats;
  
  my %results = timethese 1000, {
      "foo" => sub { ... },
      "bar" => sub { ... },
  };
  say ~%results;
  
  ```
  
  # DESCRIPTION
  
  A simple benchmarking module with an interface similar to Perl's `Benchmark.pm`. However, rather than output results to `$*OUT`, the results are merely returned so that you can output them however you please.
  
  You can also have some basic statistics:
  
  ```
  use Benchmark;
  
  %result = timethis(10, { sleep rand }, :statistics);
  say %result;
  say "$_ : %result{$_}" for <min median mean max sd>;
  
  my %results = timethese 5, {
      "foo" => { sleep rand },
      "bar" => { sleep rand },
  }, :statistics;
  say ~%results;
  
  ```
  
  # AUTHOR
  
  Jonathan Scott Duff
  
  # COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
  
  Copyright 2009 - 2016 Jonathan Scott Duff
  
  Copyright 2017 - 2023 Raku Community
  
  This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the Artistic License 2.0.
  