Changing std::sort at Google’s Scale and Beyond

That is not a number, that is a freed object

Faster initialization of instances with new class features

Issue #207

4/21/2022

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So from the feedback I got yesterday, I'll try adding a single research paper as an extra article for the Monday issue every week. We'll see how sustainable it is. Also big thanks for everyone who wrote in with feedback. If you're ever hesitant to write in, don't be. I love getting emails from you guys and gals. Also feel free to tell me a bit about yourself if you want (whatever you're comfortable with). I'm always interested in hearing what you're all up to. Plus I sometimes get approached for software projects/work and/or have my own projects/work I need (paid) help on, so having people I could ask would be great. Anyway, hope you all have a lovely weekend and here's the issue.

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Changing std::sort at Google’s Scale and Beyond

Published: 20 April 2022
Tags: c++

Danila Kutenin illuminates the history of sort in C++, discusses a few issues with the current implementation, and presents a new solution.


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That is not a number, that is a freed object

Published: 20 April 2022
Tags: c

Siddhesh Poyarekar explains how a common approach to pointer reallocation incorrectly breaks function fortification.


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Faster initialization of instances with new class features

Published: 20 April 2022
Tags: javascript, v8

Joyee Cheung informs us on how "the initialization of class fields and private methods [being] much slower than the assignment of ordinary properties" was fixed in the V8 JavaScript engine.


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Changing std::sort at Google’s Scale and Beyond 122 42.51% 135 43.55
That is not a number, that is a freed object 89 31.01% 97 31.29
Faster initialization of instances with new class features 76 26.48% 78 25.16

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