title: speeding up JSON parsing in Perl
body: <p>I've been using the JSON package in a perl script that parses a long list of relatively short JSON strings and I profiled the process with Devel::NYTProf. It seems like most of the time is taken by the JSON <code>string</code> function in the parsing process.</p>
  
  <p>Are there any speed-ups that I could use other than not using the JSON package and try to speed it up by parsing it myself?</p>
  
  <p>EDIT: The JSON package was installed in the system using <code>cpanm</code>. If there are any speed-ups to be gained by optimizing the installation process, they are also welcomed. </p>