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Daniel Spiewak · 26w
nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqlysxpuq8zu50qtaj2tn84jw8dnecelwkm08e60njqzz8c374tz9sg4vu50 Wouldn't you get bitten by constant overflow checks? Not saying that would be particul...
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@nprofile1q... Ignoring the potential for specifying strict integer ranges, my understanding is that jump-on-overflow operations would generally be branch-predicted away. It's a small hit to that prediction budget, perhaps. Floats don't have any overflow.
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Daniel Spiewak · 26w
nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqlysxpuq8zu50qtaj2tn84jw8dnecelwkm08e60njqzz8c374tz9sg4vu50 Is branch prediction actually that smart now? That's insane tbh.