6× faster binary search: from compiled code to mechanical sympathy
How to speed up binary search 6× by optimizing for CPU hardware, using mechanical sympathy techniques like branch prediction and SIMD.
How to speed up binary search 6× by optimizing for CPU hardware, using mechanical sympathy techniques like branch prediction and SIMD.
Explains four main reasons iOS apps crash, including CPU issues, iOS stability, Swift runtime, and developer protections.
Explains four main reasons iOS apps crash, including CPU issues, iOS stability, Swift runtime, and developer protections.
A survey asking readers about their patching status for the Meltdown and Spectre CPU security vulnerabilities, with results shared.
A technical guide to implementing a CHIP-8 emulator's CPU in Common Lisp, covering core data structures and instruction handling.
A technical note confirming that the Intel Celeron J1900 CPU supports Extended Page Tables (EPT) for virtualization, contrary to Intel's official documentation.