On Wed, Dec 03, 2008 at 11:24:22AM -0200, Mark Boon wrote: > > Heikki wrote: > >One thing to remember is that more memory use means more cache misses, > >and more access to the main memory. On modern computers, those can cost > >as much as executing a thousand instructions! So memory optimizing can > >often pay off, also with respect to time! > > > I've seen this stated often. But color me skeptical.
Maybe I was quoting "common wisdom" without having checked it personally. I only remember one case - not related to go at all - where optimizing the memory stuff made a noticeable difference. I would also like to see hard evidence. But not badly enough to put in the necessary work to get some ;-) - H -- Heikki Levanto "In Murphy We Turst" heikki (at) lsd (dot) dk _______________________________________________ computer-go mailing list computer-go@computer-go.org http://www.computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go/
