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Debunking C++ Myths
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Debunking C++ Myths

by Alexandru Bolboacă, Ferenc-Lajos Deák
December 2024
Beginner
226 pages
6h 11m
English
Packt Publishing
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The Fastest C++ Code is Inline Assembly

Lower than this you should not get

In the fast-paced world of C++ developers, where efficiency is paramount, optimizing code to squeeze out every last drop of performance has always been a fascinating challenge. This journey often takes developers down to the very roots of computing, where C++ meets assembly language, and every CPU cycle counts.

Circa three decades ago, during the wild 90s, programmers frequently had to manually craft every byte of executable code, often diving into the murky waters of assembly language (and even lower) to achieve the desired performance. These early pioneers of optimization developed techniques that, while rudimentary by today’s standards, laid the groundwork for understanding ...

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ISBN: 9781835884782