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Hey, don't "optimize" conditional moves with mix()+step().

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@iquilezles I don't know much about shader optimization, but I do wonder how many more of these witty optimization gimmicks are just consumed like tricks of the trade, but nobody ever tests their assumptions, they just replicate as coding memes.

@iquilezles I don't know much about shader optimization, but I do wonder how many more of these witty optimization gimmicks are just consumed like tricks of the trade, but nobody ever tests their assumptions, they just replicate as coding memes.

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description@iquilezles I don't know much about shader optimization, but I do wonder how many more of these witty optimization gimmicks are just consumed like tricks of the trade, but nobody ever tests their assumptions, they just replicate as coding memes.

Feb 10, 20251 min read

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  • URL: https://x.com/BugoTheCat/status/1888888524381802710
  • Author: BugoTheCat (@BugoTheCat)
  • Posted: 2025-02-10 09:51:32

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I don’t know much about shader optimization, but I do wonder how many more of these witty optimization gimmicks are just consumed like tricks of the trade, but nobody ever tests their assumptions, they just replicate as coding memes.

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