Tag Archives: efficiency

Let’s make the heap explode!

Posted on December 5, 2014 by

This blog entry is dedicated to those who teach computer science at high schools and vocational schools. In one of my Java programming classes, only few of the students showed up. It didn’t seem to make sense to continue with … Continue reading →

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Lost in translation (C vs. Assembly Language)

Posted on October 23, 2011 by

In my classes on microcontroller programming I often draw comparisons between C and assembly language. This is to show my students that either programming language has both advantages and disadvantages. While the efficiency of C code predominantly depends on how … Continue reading →

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