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minus-squarepixeltree@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoTL:DR: minimize randomness, group variables by access frequency, and unroll loops if your compiler doesn’t do that already
minus-squarecall_me_xale@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agotl;dr tl;dr: use a modern compiler.
minus-squarebejean@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoDo any compilers NOT unroll loops in high optimization modes? I was under three impression this was usually unnecessary.
minus-squarepixeltree@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoNo clue, I was just frustrated with how much useless extended metaphor was in the article and thought I’d save people some time
TL:DR: minimize randomness, group variables by access frequency, and unroll loops if your compiler doesn’t do that already
tl;dr tl;dr: use a modern compiler.
Do any compilers NOT unroll loops in high optimization modes? I was under three impression this was usually unnecessary.
No clue, I was just frustrated with how much useless extended metaphor was in the article and thought I’d save people some time