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That also depends on the task at hand. Text processing in C with just the stdlib? Sure, waste of time. Number crunching via SIMD intrinsics? The best option for
by flohofwoe 3y ago
That also depends on the task at hand. Text processing in C with just the stdlib? Sure, waste of time. Number crunching via SIMD intrinsics? The best option for that is most likely C with compiler-specific extensions.
- pjmlp 3y agoAny programming language can have SIMD extensions, and in fact a couple of them do, nothing special about C in that regard. If anything it has been a pity that it didn't happen sooner, right away as SIMD became common.