# \#programming-languages

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## [Speeding Up a Program by a Factor of 408,322,778](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/speeding-up-a-program-by-a-factor-of-408-322-778/2163)

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**Author:** [@johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/johnwalker)\
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**Last updated:** [18 October 2022 10:29 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/speeding-up-a-program-by-a-factor-of-408-322-778/2163 "2022-10-18T10:29:02Z")

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Even in an age where computers keep getting faster and faster, sometimes stepping back and looking at the problem in a different way is a bigger win. What is this alphabet? “QXJZVFWBKGPMHDCYTLNUROISEA”

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## [The Power of Notation—The Einstein Field Equations](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/the-power-of-notation-the-einstein-field-equations/1300)

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**Author:** [@johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/johnwalker)\
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**Last updated:** [9 May 2022 09:02 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/the-power-of-notation-the-einstein-field-equations/1300 "2022-05-09T09:02:55Z")

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Programmers know how important notation can be. Much of the progress in programming languages over the decades has been in finding more expressive ways to write algorithms which, when coded in earlier languages, are cum…

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## [Bjarne Stroustrup—C++ at Forty Years: Where It's Come and Where It's Going](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/bjarne-stroustrup-c-at-forty-years-where-its-come-and-where-its-going/641)

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**Author:** [@johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/johnwalker)\
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**Last updated:** [29 December 2021 04:43 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/bjarne-stroustrup-c-at-forty-years-where-its-come-and-where-its-going/641 "2021-12-29T04:43:13Z")

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Bjarne Stroustrup, creator of C++, discusses its origins, goals, evolution over time, and plans for the future at the Cppcon meeting in October, 2021. I was a fan of C++ in the 1990s, but ended up repelled…