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even among performance minded folks, there's a persistent myth that malloc is "pretty fast" when in fact it's so performance hostile that big game productions ban it at link time, to eliminate the damage it causes

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@bmcnett Consoles.

@bmcnett Consoles.

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description@bmcnett Consoles.

Dec 23, 20231 min read

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  • URL: https://x.com/sergei_am/status/1738633966226227236
  • Author: Sergei (@sergei_am)
  • Posted: 2023-12-23 18:53:34

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Consoles. PC people or current gen console folks don’t have the experience where extensive allocation during load time or regular frame were a low hanging fruit for optimization.

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