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I think this speedup (and any optimization) is important in the long run; I just dislike when numbers are used without being put in context. I see this in the m
by lunchbox 18y ago
I think this speedup (and any optimization) is important in the long run; I just dislike when numbers are used without being put in context. I see this in the media all the time. Like when they say that taking [X supplement/drug/food] can reduce your risk of cancer by up to 20%, and then you find out in the fine print that it's only if you're over 65, female, over 200 pounds, have a specific rare genetic mutation...
- dfox 18y agoNumbers without context are certainly misleading, but my opinion is that commit message is not right place to specify when such speedup applies, because for expected readers that is either obvious or irrelevant (or both at once). Other question is whenever this patch is really so interesting to HN. It is pretty much insignificant for real applications and I'd consider the computed goto trick well known in circles where it might be useful for something (which means interpretive VMs and not much else).
- lunchbox 18y agoAgreed on both points.