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Re:A Special Kind of Hell: intmax_t in C and C++ (2020) by neeeeees on Tuesday September 06, 2022 @09:09AM (#32736613)
Out of curiosity, what field do you work in that a couple of cycles matters/is measurable?
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Re:A Special Kind of Hell: intmax_t in C and C++ (2020) by gpderetta on Tuesday September 06, 2022 @09:55AM (#32737165)
I do work in a field where cycles matter (HFT), but in this specific case I was definitely hyperbolic :).
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