You are seriously worried about a C compiler optimizing a NULL compare? How mind-numbingly unproductive. You should see some of my code. I program in a real high-level language (SML). I use a real high-level compiler (MLton). I count on the compiler to do things like flatten my data structures, turn unknown function calls into switches and do closure conversion of my inner functions. The computer industry needs to stop living in the 1950s. If we had 1/10 the man hours put into compilers for high-level langauges like SML/Haskell/OCaml as has been put into C compilers, we would be able to produce 2x as fast code without _ever_ worrying about abstracting.
[Stampy butts another elephant]
Marge: Gosh, I thought he'd be happier in his true habitat. Warden: Oh, I think he is.
Marge: Then why is he attacking all those other elephants? Warden: Well, animals are not like people, Mrs. Simpson. Some of them
act badly because they've had a hard life, or have been
mistreated...but, like people, some of them are just jerks.
Stop that, Mr. Simpson.
[Homer butts the warden repeatedly]
You would think that Poland would be more accepting of software patents. Afterall, they hold patents on the great pollock inventions of screen door submarine and solar flashlight! Imagine what they could do with software!
... Assuming (even cheap) OpenGL hardware.
Like you say, the description is smaller. It is the description you are sending the GPU, be it triangles or pixels. That is where your bottlneck lies. GPUs are designed to process these triangles and and they do it FAST.
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You are seriously worried about a C compiler optimizing a NULL compare? How mind-numbingly unproductive. You should see some of my code. I program in a real high-level language (SML). I use a real high-level compiler (MLton). I count on the compiler to do things like flatten my data structures, turn unknown function calls into switches and do closure conversion of my inner functions. The computer industry needs to stop living in the 1950s. If we had 1/10 the man hours put into compilers for high-level langauges like SML/Haskell/OCaml as has been put into C compilers, we would be able to produce 2x as fast code without _ever_ worrying about abstracting.
What else do you want ?
How about original articles?
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[Stampy butts another elephant]
Marge: Gosh, I thought he'd be happier in his true habitat.
Warden: Oh, I think he is.
Marge: Then why is he attacking all those other elephants?
Warden: Well, animals are not like people, Mrs. Simpson. Some of them
act badly because they've had a hard life, or have been
mistreated...but, like people, some of them are just jerks.
Stop that, Mr. Simpson.
[Homer butts the warden repeatedly]
It was implied that it pertains to those having the things listed. Dumbass.
By spreading to everyone in your buddy list, a worm based on this exploit could infect 90% of the world in a couple hours.
You would think that Poland would be more accepting of software patents. Afterall, they hold patents on the great pollock inventions of screen door submarine and solar flashlight! Imagine what they could do with software!
... Assuming (even cheap) OpenGL hardware. Like you say, the description is smaller. It is the description you are sending the GPU, be it triangles or pixels. That is where your bottlneck lies. GPUs are designed to process these triangles and and they do it FAST.
Does that mean they are redirected to fark?
Textual representations of AOL customenrs email addresses are considered AOL's property? As much as I hate spammers, that is insane.
For your reference: Slashdot | Burn the CD on Both Sides.
But was it an AOL user who started it all?
... except in Nebraska!