i just want a high level language with the speed of c
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Replying to @16kbps
i feel like i should try to impress here that c isn't really any faster than other langs in most cases
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Replying to @sigfig
yeah, i know. that’s why i really need to learn asm (ducks)
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O_O I've written magnetohydrodynamics code for a fusion reactor and haven't needed that kind of speed.
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Replying to @EmilyGorcenski @sigfig
i need about 184k lookups / sec for 2d displacement. it gets choppy quickly
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Hm. I'm shocked there isn't like a pre-packaged approximation out there that gives you this much more quickly.
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Replying to @EmilyGorcenski @sigfig
there *probably* is, but it gets really weird fast. taylor series? Chebyshev polynomials? CORDIC? idk what i need
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and my shaky understanding of how c compilers (and computers) work is hampering me a bit here
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I wouldn't implement Taylor series, but Chebyshev is a good starting point. And not a bad exercise anyhow.
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Replying to @EmilyGorcenski @sigfig
yeah, the SO answers are great. 50% “use a taylor series!” 50% “im an actual engineer and holy fuck dont use the tay
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I can still hear my russian NumComp professor: "you should always use Chebyshev it is better because it is Russian"
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