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It is not "optimising" because nobody even hopes for something "optimal". Now? For a long time x86/amd64 performance is quite unpredictable because the CPUs ar
by qznc 9y ago
It is not "optimising" because nobody even hopes for something "optimal".
Now? For a long time x86/amd64 performance is quite unpredictable because the CPUs are so complex.
It is not like chess. More like Poker because more uncertainty.
- thethirdone 9y ago> It is not "optimising" because nobody even hopes for something "optimal". Optimizing doesn't need to reach the optimal, just improve. > It is not like chess. More like Poker because more uncertainty. I would say the uncertainty is similar to chess. It isn't feasible to know the best option in any given situation, but it is deterministic.