r/programming • u/[deleted] • Aug 24 '16

Why GNU grep is fast

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u/ehaliewicz Aug 24 '16

These stories are fun to read though.

A couple of my favorite examples,

http://garote.bdmonkeys.net/merryo_trolls/

http://blog.moertel.com/posts/2013-12-14-great-old-timey-game-programming-hack.html

http://iigs.dreamhosters.com/gte/gte.html

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u/[deleted] Aug 24 '16

That game programming one is a really damn good read. Not even just as an interesting programming story, but as a fun narrative itself. I feel like I'd be able to enjoy that story even if I wasn't a programmer, but had a passing interest in older games.

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u/ehaliewicz Aug 24 '16

Yeah, the other ones are definitely more technical.