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LaminatorX
on Sunday March 16 2014, @03:28AM
from the premature-optimization-is-the-root-of-all-evil dept.
from the premature-optimization-is-the-root-of-all-evil dept.
Subsentient writes:
"I've been writing C for quite some time, but I never followed good conventions I'm afraid, and I never payed much attention to the optimization tricks of the higher C programmers. Sure, I use const when I can, I use the pointer methods for manual string copying, I even use register for all the good that does with modern compilers, but now, I'm trying to write a C-string handling library for personal use, but I need speed, and I really don't want to use inline ASM. So, I am wondering, what would other Soylenters do to write efficient, pure, standards-compliant C?"
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(Score: 1) by Fry on Sunday March 16 2014, @07:38AM
Fancy algorithms are slow when n is small, and n is usually small.
Which is why I only use bubble sort!
(Score: 2) by Debvgger on Sunday March 16 2014, @08:27AM
I only use Bubble Bobble, sort of.