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Re: News search function reactivated (was: News search function temporarily disabled)
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lugnet.off-topic.geek
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Wed, 3 Jan 2001 17:21:47 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.geek, Kevin Loch writes:
> In lugnet.admin.general, Todd Lehman writes:
> > The LUGNET News search function is now re-enabled. I completely revamped
> > the index data structures and list-merge algorithm and rewrote the core
> > query engine in C. It's a much more solid implementation.
> All geeks capitulate sooner or later on perl vs C. Of course
> Larry (and many others I work with) would tell you to write that
> stuff in Java but that would be a step backwards.
I like Java. But this really needed to be close to the metal and generate
code that would fit in the L1 cache for the non-memory-bus-bound portions
of the loops. The GNU C compiler is incredible.
> Congratulations! Of course it's stability depends greatly on your
> dilligence in policing your pointers.
It's the best C code I've written in 12 years. I think being away from C for
3 1/2 years has helped.
--Todd
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