Re: computer-go: Sharing Go modules

[heikki@xxxxxx]

On Wed, May 16, 2001 at 10:47:30PM -0700, Man Lung Li wrote:
> A one dimensional array doesn't avoid the multiply. You are doing the
> multiply yourself to convert x,y to index. I think modern day optimized
> compiler is more efficient than calculating the address yourself.

Right, if you have to go from x,y. But in most routines you just pass the
already-multiplied number, and operate on it directly. This saves you not
only a multiplication, but also the trouble of passing two parameters
instead of one. Small things, but you do them so many times, that they may
well make a difference. 

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Heikki Levanto  LSD - Levanto Software Development   <heikki@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>