+ 0 - 1 | § ¶Optimizations - Programmer vs. Compiler?
Optimizations - Programmer vs. Compiler? is an 'Ask Slashdot' article. I've always been interested in program optimization ever since I found out that on my Color Computer II assigning a variable the value of '.' was faster than assigning it the value of '0'. This thread on Slashdot is all over my head but has interesting pearls such as:
for(x=0; x < width; x++)
{
for(y=0; y < height; y++)
{
...
}
}
versus
for(y=0; y < height; y++)
{
for(x=0; x < width; x++)
{
...
}
}
Note that the first bit of code will likely run faster, read more to see why.... (more)
+ 0 - 1 | § ¶Thank you, O'Reilly.
If you ever need to learn anything specific about computers, and you need to learn it quickly and correcty, chances are there is an O'Reilly book to do it. I am currently reading Practical C++ Programming:
+ 0 - 2 | § ¶
They Write the Right Stuff is an older article that has some insight into proper coding techniques. According to NASA anyways.
+ 0 - 1 | § ¶Kung Fu Drug Dealers 2
I just wish this was a movie is all.
+ 1 - 0 | § ¶www.treehugger.com
I just had to mention http://www.treehugger.com/. Great name for a URL. Interesting content.