This is a reader question from “jlforrest” that seems worth answering in more detail than just a single sentence: I understand the need for a cache but I don’t understand why there are …

In this C++ code, sorting the data (before the timed region) makes the primary loop ~6x faster:
#include <algorithm>
#include <ctime>
#include <iostream>

int main()
{
// Gene...

Many people don’t really know the difference between software architecture and software design. Even for developers, the line is often…