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did you mean because computers can do it better? I can't see anything else in their comment that you could have referred to, but the quoted part shows that the
by logicallee 9y ago
did you mean because computers can do it better? I can't see anything else in their comment that you could have referred to, but the quoted part shows that the author did it better than the compiler output...
- jacobush 9y agoNo, not really. I meant by the prose description of how to optimise the code. It felt like how chess masters may discuss their strategies after a game of chess. Very high level and far from what a layperson may really understand about chess (or optimising), but very true and distinct nonetheless. It gives a glimpse into the mind of the chess master (or optimiser) even when you yourself don't possess these skills.
- logicallee 9y agoOh okay. I see the similarity now - it does look like prose discussion of chess games. The analogy can be pretty deep, like strategic considerations ("opposite-colored bishops" vs "spread-out dependent instructions" in the prose you replied to). Thanks for the clarification, this was insightful.