Creating #fastq #parsers in #perl and comparisons against the CLI #seqtk (C) #seqkit(#golang).

A. Statement of the problem:

https://blogs.perl.org/users/chrisarg/2023/09/of-go-c-perl-and-fastq-file-conversion-vol-i-intro.html

B. Regex based parser:

https://blogs.perl.org/users/chrisarg/2023/09/of-go-c-perl-and-fastq-file-conversion-vol-ii-the-jedi-regex.html

C. Converting the Regex parser into fast & tedious flag based code:

https://blogs.perl.org/users/chrisarg/2023/09/of-go-c-perl-and-fastq-file-conversion-vol-iii-pledging-allegiance-to-the-flag.html

D. Speed comparisons:

https://blogs.perl.org/users/chrisarg/2023/09/of-go-c-perl-and-fastq-file-conversion-vol-iv-gone-in-60-seconds-or-less.html

The interpreted (flag based) #perl gets within 7% of the compiled #clang parser. Both perl parsers have highly stable performance (decreased variability)