Art of Writing Efficient ProgramsFedor G. Pikus
Art of Writing Efficient Programs
by Fedor G. Pikus · first published 2021
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You might want to check out Fedor Pikus' The Art of Writing Efficient Programs. Also see Victor Eijkhout's books : https://theartofhpc.com/
on “Ask HN: Programming Courses for Experienced Coders?” ↗…this is what limits what is possible to achieve on performance. A lot of learning is narrowly focused to specific micro optimization techniques leaving big picture as an exercise. 1 Fedor Pikus, The Art of Writing Efficient Programs
on “Ask HN: How can I learn about performance optimization?” ↗This is Excellent! Thanks for sharing. First off, i highly suggest that you expand this into a full-blown book. This could become a successor to Fedor Pikus' "The Art of Writing Efficient Programs" for the Agentic era. I really like that you are using Lean4 for parts of code generation, tips for Agentic coding etc. which are all needed today. I myself have been thinking on these lines i.e. using…
on “Efficient C++ Programming for Modern C++ CPUs, Chapter 4/part 2” ↗This is Great! Thank you very much. How would you compare this to The Art of Writing Efficient Programs by Fedor Pikus? I am looking for a comprehensive guide.
on “Algorithms for Modern Hardware” ↗