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Re:The World Depends on 60-Year-Old Code No One Knows Anymore by dzhiurgis on Monday December 04, 2023 @12:08AM (#38513933)
Isn’t global variables at some point a requirement for performance? Or is there patterns that can do both?
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Re:The World Depends on 60-Year-Old Code No One Knows Anymore by vardump on Monday December 04, 2023 @12:17AM (#38513968)
Global variables usually hinder performance on modern hardware. Harder to use multithreading and (sometimes) higher probability for false sharing.
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