Re:The computers are fast, but you don't know it
by LeifCarrotson on Thursday June 16, 2022 @04:11PM
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To be really fast, yes. Those are optimizations that allow you to go beyond the speed of just C and proper algorithms.
But C and proper algorithms are still fast - Moore's law is going wider, yes, and single-threaded advancements aren't as impressive as they used to be, but solid C code and proper algorithms will still be faster than it was before!
What's not fast is when, instead of using a hashmap when you should have used a B-tree, you instead store half the data in a relational database from one microservice and the other half on the blockchain and query it using a zero-code platform provided by a third vendor.
But C and proper algorithms are still fast - Moore's law is going wider, yes, and single-threaded advancements aren't as impressive as they used to be, but solid C code and proper algorithms will still be faster than it was before!
What's not fast is when, instead of using a hashmap when you should have used a B-tree, you instead store half the data in a relational database from one microservice and the other half on the blockchain and query it using a zero-code platform provided by a third vendor.