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		temende on July 12, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: I am interested in reading about technique... Is C++ slow even if you don't use any language features that add runtime overhead, e.g. runtime exceptions?

mr_00ff00 on July 12, 2023 | [–]

It’s not so much C++ is slow as FPGAs are so incredibly fast.

The system programming languages (C / C++ / Rust) will always have more overhead than FPGAs.

A microsecond is fast for C++. It’s like an eternity for an FPGA.

kaba0 on July 13, 2023 | [–]

Not C++, general CPUs are “slow”.

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