[Shootout-list] Ray tracer developments

[Isaac Gouy]

--- Brent Fulgham <bfulg@pacbell.net> wrote:
> --- Isaac Gouy <igouy2@yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> > > While I think this is probably fair (since it's a
> > > 'same thing' test), I would be hard pressed to now
> > > prohibit this optimization from the C++ version,
> > > even though this adds more lines to the C++
> > > version.  This change would return us to our
> > > former rankings, so what have we gained?
> > > 
> > > Comments from everyone?
> > 
> > Did I mention "arms race" :-)
> >  
> 
> Yes, sorry.  I was using an Isaac-argument without
> attribution!  :-)

It was open-source ;-)

At this stage it's called test design. When we create an endless cycle
of rewriting until exhaustion, it becomes - "arms race" TM (C)


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