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7/19/2025, 6:16:37 PM
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>>715867245
>>715867356
Neither party either proves their claims or debunk it. Instead we use appeal of authority on the issue.
The reason for this (I'm paraphrasing Acton from his talk) is that C++ STL/newer features are too general and thus too slow for the problem. E.g. virtual methods: looking up which function to use takes too much time. Exceptions/templates too take up too much computing time.
This is why C (or C++ in C style) is used in these spaces: because the language ITSELF is just a fancy assembler. You can get comparative assembly to C code that you cannot with C++, which might not seem like a lot, but can add up. But even he says that assembly would have been the language of choice if infinite time was on the table.
Next time you guys debate something, actually TALK about it, don't quote fags on the internet.
>>715867245
>>715867356
Neither party either proves their claims or debunk it. Instead we use appeal of authority on the issue.
The reason for this (I'm paraphrasing Acton from his talk) is that C++ STL/newer features are too general and thus too slow for the problem. E.g. virtual methods: looking up which function to use takes too much time. Exceptions/templates too take up too much computing time.
This is why C (or C++ in C style) is used in these spaces: because the language ITSELF is just a fancy assembler. You can get comparative assembly to C code that you cannot with C++, which might not seem like a lot, but can add up. But even he says that assembly would have been the language of choice if infinite time was on the table.
Next time you guys debate something, actually TALK about it, don't quote fags on the internet.
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