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Re:Is it time to stop using sentinel values for null / “NA” ... by slicktux on Monday June 05, 2023 @10:56AM (#36197052)
Low level programming at its finest…pretty cool performance gain!
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Re:Is it time to stop using sentinel values for null / “NA” ... by LorenPechtel on Monday June 05, 2023 @05:14PM (#36203697)
Yup, over the years I've had some pretty impressive gains from precalculating maps of various data items that are fundamentally bits and tend to be blocky in nature.
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