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Never trust a benchmark you didn't falsify yourself. Benchmarks can be useful as long as you can actually understand the reasons for the performance difference
by gpderetta 5y ago
Never trust a benchmark you didn't falsify yourself.
Benchmarks can be useful as long as you can actually understand the reasons for the performance differences to be able to evaluate the pro and cons of the benchmarked systems.
- PeterCorless 5y ago> "Never trust a benchmark you didn't falsify yourself." Stealing this.
- gpderetta 5y agoFor what is worth, I stole it myself ;)
- PeterCorless 5y agoI am wondering if James Kanze is the source: As my friend James Kanze put it, "never trust a benchmark you didn't falsify yourself." https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5326269/is-c-sharp-really-slower-than-say-c https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5326269/is-c-sharp-reall...
- gpderetta 5y agoIndeed he is, from comp.lang.c++!