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elcapitan
on Aug 22, 2017
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Why is this C++ code faster than my hand-written a...
tldr: compiler replaces /2 with a shift.
jandrese
on Aug 22, 2017
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Which makes it sound like the author shouldn't have been trying to hand assemble for speed. Or maybe treat it as a learning exercise.
michaelt
on Aug 22, 2017
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Or maybe treat it as a learning exercise.
Is there any other reason to complete a Project Euler question?
empath75
on Aug 22, 2017
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i think it
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a learning exercise. It's not like there's any productive use for testing the collatz conjecture.
iplaw
on Aug 22, 2017
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Which is a common knowledge substitution that the OP overlooked.
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