Bob Nystrom personal blog
Speed memory access by arranging data to take advantage of CPU caching
We’ve been lied to. They keep showing us charts where CPU speed goes up and up every year as if Moore’s Law isn’t just a historical observation but some kind of divine right. Without lifting a finger, we software folks watch our programs magically accelerate just by virtue of new hardware.
- Points
- 149
- HN comments
- 52
- Submissions
- 1
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- 9 commenters
Games & GraphicsSystems & Performance2014
On Hacker News
| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 2014 | Speed memory access by arranging data to take advantage of CPU caching by jervisfm | 149 | 52 |
Cited in comments
Linked from 11 Hacker News comments by 9 different people, from Mar 2014 to Jul 2026.
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