What is Branch Prediction?

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Post by ralphchurch » Tue, Feb 05, 2013, 9:50 PM UTC

What is Branch Prediction?
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Re: What is Branch Prediction?

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Post by ralphchurch » Tue, Feb 05, 2013, 9:52 PM UTC

The author of the answer has set multiple world records for calculating digits of pi. I highly recommend browsing through his answer history. You can learn more from his answers than from entire computer science classes.

http://stackoverflow.com/users/922184/mysticial

Re: What is Branch Prediction?

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Post by mattbillenstein » Tue, Feb 05, 2013, 10:13 PM UTC

Why do people keep posting this every month???

Re: What is Branch Prediction?

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Post by tedunangst » Tue, Feb 05, 2013, 10:24 PM UTC

mattbillenstein wrote: post #3

Why do people keep posting this every month???

People keep upvoting it every month.

Re: What is Branch Prediction?

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Feb 05, 2013, 10:25 PM UTC

tedunangst wrote: post #4

mattbillenstein wrote: post #3

Why do people keep posting this every month???

People keep upvoting it every month.

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Re: What is Branch Prediction?

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Post by alexkus » Tue, Feb 05, 2013, 10:26 PM UTC

mattbillenstein wrote: post #3

Why do people keep posting this every month???

Karma whoring.

Re: What is Branch Prediction?

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Post by amputect » Tue, Feb 05, 2013, 10:27 PM UTC

mattbillenstein wrote: post #3

Why do people keep posting this every month???

For what it's worth, I've never seen that before, and it was really interesting. I'm glad someone posted it :)

Re: What is Branch Prediction?

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Post by mattbillenstein » Tue, Feb 05, 2013, 10:32 PM UTC

alexkus wrote: post #6

mattbillenstein wrote: post #3

Why do people keep posting this every month???

Karma whoring.

Nailed it.

Re: What is Branch Prediction?

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Post by stephengillie » Tue, Feb 05, 2013, 10:33 PM UTC

alexkus wrote: post #6

mattbillenstein wrote: post #3

Why do people keep posting this every month???

Karma whoring.

I notice ralphchurch's name is green. That means recently registered, right?

Re: What is Branch Prediction?

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Feb 05, 2013, 10:34 PM UTC

mattbillenstein wrote: post #3

Why do people keep posting this every month???

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