Richard Mitton personal blog
Beating the Compiler
An oft-repeated fact on programming forums these days is that a decent optimizing compiler will always beat a puny human's attempt at hand-written assembler. There are rare cases, like MPEG decoders, where making good use of the SIMD instructions can allow assembly to massively beat the compiler. But generally you'll…
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Systems & PerformanceSoftware Engineering2016
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29, 2016 | Beating the Compiler by panic | 140 | 85 |
