Code Optimization TipsThis tip submitted by Basker Swaminathan on 2005-08-26 01:41:22. It has been viewed 65880 times.Rating of 5.5 with 405 votes * if you've got a lot of if / else statements try to put the one most likely to be met first * use a++ and a-- instead of a+=1 and a-=1 * even better, use ++a or --a instead of their post-increment versions. For primitive types, on some architectures, this will make a difference. For STL iterators, it's much more important and may save a lot of overhead. More tips Help your fellow programmers! Add a tip! |
