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Is it OK to replace optimized code with readable code?

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Programming and optimizing C code, part 3

[Editor's note: Part 2 shows how to optimize DSP kernels (i.e., inner loops), and how to write fast floating-point and fractional code. Part 4 explains why it is important to optimize “control code,” ...
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Is it OK to replace optimized code with readable code?

Depends. Is it Apollo-era code that's running on your Mars lander? I'd leave it alone. Is it 10 year old code written for a 128MB Pentium 2 and it's not medical software? I'd probably have a poke at ...
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Programming and optimizing C code, part 1

[Editor's note: Part 2 of this series shows how to optimize DSP “kernels,” i.e., inner loops. For more programming tips, see the DSP programmer’s guide.] DSP applications typically have tough ...