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What's Faster: Hex Math or Int Math?

Posted by Cliff on from the getting-back-to-fundamentals dept.

Morbaal writes "I am working on a project where we have to have a minimal ammount of load on the db server. So my question is should I submit hex data for the server to compute or int data or does it matter at all?" Clearly this depends on which version of SQL Server you're using.

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  1. Kill... by MrHat · · Score: 3

    So my question is should I submit hex data for the server to compute or int data?

    Actually, if you compress it first with lzip, you'll generate a lot less network traffic, and thus less server load.

    Sheesh... As more and more of these things get posted, I'm starting to gain an appreciation for the heaps of shit that the slashdot editors wade through.


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  2. It all depends... by Vuarnet · · Score: 3

    Remeber: It's not too important if it's base 10 or base 16. What's important is to who do all the base are belong to.

    (Geez, I can no longer tell if this are actual "Ask Slashdot" submissions, or if they're ALL April Fool's)

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