Hi,
I have again been considering trying my hand at implementing a simple go
program. The question I have pertains to checking for the edge of the board in
capture situations and so on. For a modern CPU (given what limited information
I have on this) the extra branches might result in pipeline stalls if I am
constantly checking if values are in range. Is it best to extend the size of
the board to say 21x21 to somehow avoid these sorts of checks? Or are the
relative cost of these branches negligible in the scheme of things?
Thanks in advance,
Carter.
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