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> The PS3 shader compiler infamously had a random search for an optimizer, and Sony's recommendation was to just run it continually with different random seed i
by menzoic 7y ago
> The PS3 shader compiler infamously had a random search for an optimizer, and Sony's recommendation was to just run it continually with different random seed inputs in hopes it found a better optimization for your shader.
Sounds like machine learning with linear regression.
- octbash 7y agoHow is it like linear regression, considering linear regression has a closed-form solution, and even if you're using an iterative solver, is a convex problem.