Same here, mostly doing math stuff on x86. There was a recent thread [1] optimizing some very primitive trig functions. I recently watched a djb interview whe

Same here, mostly doing math stuff on x86. There was a recent thread [1] optimizing some very primitive trig functions. I recently watched a djb interview where he talked about the importance of fully utilizing available hardware [2 at 5:15]. That can be a good starting point, although at work its usually easier to just consume more resources than to use what you've got more efficiently. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28209097 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28209097 [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1svxNxG6hHc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1svxNxG6hHc