"timfox" wrote : Maybe you should explain what those numbers mean? | | Just posting a list of numbers doesn't really help us. Test very similar to the initial post: WriteUTF = Time writing UTF as they are now ReadUTF = Time reading UTFs as they are now time NewUTF = Time writing UTF with the new code (UTFUtil) spentTime readUTFNew = Time reading UTF with the new code (UTFUtil) Time to complete reading or writing 1.000.000 strings. (ignoring the first 10K) View the original post : http://www.jboss.org/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4211961#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.org/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...