For example I\'ve got following code: auto z = [](int x) -> int { if (x > 0) { s
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For example I've got following code:
auto z = [](int x) -> int {
if (x > 0) {
switch (x) {
case 2: return 5;
case 3: return 6;
default: return 1;
}
}
return 0;
};
And later I call this several times. In asm code I see external calls with lambda....something... It's becoming not easy to read and I think it also can cause performance. So maybe I win in meta-programming but do I lose in asm debugging and performance? Should I avoid modern language features, macros and other meta programming aspects to be sure in performance and debugging simplicity?
Explanation / Answer
Must I think about compiled machine code when I write my code?
No, not when you write your code the first time and don't suffer from any real, measurable performance problems. For most tasks, this is the standard case. Thinking too early about optimization is called "premature optimization", and there are good reasons why D. Knuth called that "the root of all evil".
Yes, when you measure a real, provable performance bottleneck, and you identify that specific lambda construct as the root cause. In this case, it may a good idea to remember Joel Spolsky's "law of leaky abstractions" and think about what might happen at the asm level. But beware, you may be astonished how small the performance increasement will be when you replace a lambda construct by a "not so modern" language construct (at least, when using a decent C++ compiler).
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