Newbie Programming Mistakes: Difference between revisions
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If you're using a language like Python or R, you can take advantage of faster SIMD instructions by using vectorized code. | If you're using a language like Python or R, you can take advantage of faster SIMD instructions by using vectorized code.<br> | ||
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Revision as of 21:08, 10 June 2022
Weird Syntax
comparison to true or false
If you have a bool, you can just use it instead of comparing to true or false:
# some code which produces a bool b
b = a > 5
# return b == false
return not b
Similarly, you don't need to do:
# Unnecessary
if not b:
return true
else:
return false
Not using vectorization
If you're using a language like Python or R, you can take advantage of faster SIMD instructions by using vectorized code.
Instead of writing:
a = np.arange(5)
b = np.arange(5)
c = np.zeros(5)
# Bad
for i in range(len(a)):
c[i] = a[i] + 5*b[i]
# Good
c = a + 5*b