When it comes to quickly reducing the search space of possible words, it is - that’s how you solve it optimally, even if (or in fact, especially) if the word they chose intentionally does not use the most frequent…
«As such, you want to pick a pair where the odds are as close to 50/50 as possible.» This is incorrect, the correct strategy is mostly to check the most probable match (the exception being if the people in that match…
In addition to Mastermind, Wordle also falls into the same category. Optimal play to reduce the search space in both follow the same general pattern - the next check should satisfy all previous feedback, and included…
From the post: «In the context of resource-constraint embedded devices, it may make sense to tailor an interpreter to a specific applications to gain best performance.» The «key problems» are also discussed in the…
Funnily enough, I ended up not including a PS starting with "A sufficiently smart JIT, however..." ;)
Not really, once a program is compiled with -retpoline, new hardware won't bring back reliable branch prediction. I'd hope maybe, just maybe, this would be enough to put a focus on compilers producing code that ends up…
When it comes to quickly reducing the search space of possible words, it is - that’s how you solve it optimally, even if (or in fact, especially) if the word they chose intentionally does not use the most frequent…
«As such, you want to pick a pair where the odds are as close to 50/50 as possible.» This is incorrect, the correct strategy is mostly to check the most probable match (the exception being if the people in that match…
In addition to Mastermind, Wordle also falls into the same category. Optimal play to reduce the search space in both follow the same general pattern - the next check should satisfy all previous feedback, and included…
From the post: «In the context of resource-constraint embedded devices, it may make sense to tailor an interpreter to a specific applications to gain best performance.» The «key problems» are also discussed in the…
Funnily enough, I ended up not including a PS starting with "A sufficiently smart JIT, however..." ;)
Not really, once a program is compiled with -retpoline, new hardware won't bring back reliable branch prediction. I'd hope maybe, just maybe, this would be enough to put a focus on compilers producing code that ends up…