require 'date'
def liner_search(lst, x)
i = 0
length = lst.size
while i < length
return i if lst[i] == x
i += 1
end
return -1
end
items = [2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17]
puts liner_search(items, 1) # -1
puts liner_search(items, 7) # 3
puts liner_search(items, 19) # -1
# *** simplified speed test ***
items = (0..1000000).to_a
count = 100
start = DateTime.now
count.times{ |i|
liner_search(items, 777777)
}
delta = DateTime.now - start
seconds = (delta * 24 * 60 * 60).to_f
puts "seconds is #{seconds}"
# about 1.68001 seconds