FREE Subscription to Dr. Dobb’s Digest: Same Great Content, New Digital Edition
Site Archive (Complete)
C++ Blog: Optimize Your Strategy
C++
void main(void)

Calls, Returns and In-Between.

by Kevin Carlson
SELECTIVE IGNORANCE

Finding the Signal in the Noise

by Andrew Koenig
November 13, 2006

Optimize Your Strategy

Successful compiler optimization requires a plan. First, characterize your application so you know where to look for performance increases. Second, prioritize your optimizations. Third, select a benchmark. Only then are you ready to evaluate the app's performance. Max Domeika and Harry Singh from Intel use MySQL as an example app as they discuss optimizing compiler settings for Intel processors.

Posted by Kevin Carlson at 04:38 PM  Permalink




 
INFO-LINK