What is the Fastest Method to Iterate Over a String?
Few days ago I decided to check what is really the fastest method to iterate over strings in C++. As a string class I chose string class from STL as it is very popular and provides a couple of ways to...
View ArticleProfiling Code Using clock_gettime
After raising the issue of the low resolution problem of the timer provided by clock() in Resolution Problems in clock(), I’ve ended the post by mentioning to two more functions that should provide...
View ArticleThe Revised String Iteration Benchmark
In this post I’m going to discuss again the string benchmark I did before to find out what is the fastest way to iterate over an std::string. If you haven’t read the previous post on this subject go a...
View ArticleOptimizing for Loops: Reverse Loops
for loops are basic language constructs in many languages. One of the first thing to look at when optimizing code is the loops, as they do considerable amounts of work (like going through a very large...
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Fast bytes concatenation in Python
So what is the fastest way to concatenate bytes in Python? I decided to benchmark and compare few common patterns to see how they hold up. The scenario I tested is iterative concatenation of a block...
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