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Why Const Doesn't Make C Code Faster
In a post a few months back I said it’s a popular myth that const is helpful for enabling compiler optimisations in C and C++ . I figured I should explain that one, especially because I used to believe it was obviously true, myself. I’ll start off with some theory and artificial examples, then I’ll do some experiments…
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Software EngineeringSystems & Performance2019
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
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| Aug 19, 2019 | Why Const Doesn't Make C Code Faster by mnem | 291 | 190 |
