[For more on this topic, see Optimizing Compilers and Embedded DSP Software and Get better DSP code from your compiler] As DSP processors become more and more powerful, the portion of code that can ...

Compilers are programs that convert computer code written in high-level languages intelligible to humans into low-level instructions executable by machines. But there's more than one way to implement ...

In this excerpt from his book “Write Great Code,” Randall Hyde introduces the common optimizations that compilers perform, and when a programmer should consider using or disabling them. Later chapters ...

Optimizing MySQL database performance, especially in heavy demand public cloud services, is a key challenge for data base administrators. IT operations and maintenance developers have found that just ...

In our look at scientific computing and the continued longevity of Fortran in science and engineering circles, one of the recurring themes in the discussion that followed was performance. One of the ...

All major OEMs and software suppliers of the automotive industry are committed to advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS). A close look, though, raises questions on the demands ADAS applications ...

Imagine a large room filled with people talking at once. Each person is trying to make an important point, but there is so much noise' it does not matter what is said, it is impossible to understand ...

Redis and Intel teamed up to find out whether applying more aggressive optimization options would improve overall Redis baseline performance. Our conclusion: By changing the compiler behavior, we ...

Most extensions (Fig. 1) are ratified or frozen, but new ones are currently being worked on. An example of supported extension in various cores can be seen in Figure 2. 2. Standard extension support ...

Java compilers take center stage in this second article in the JVM performance optimization series. Eva Andreasson introduces the different breeds of compiler and compares performance results from ...