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Performance Improvements in .NET 11

349 points · 112 comments · soheilpro

AlexErrant · 1789599679 · focus · HN ↗
Dumb Q: should a non-systems-language dev know/read assembly?
```
    ; Arm64
    --- .NET 10
    +++ .NET 11
    @@ -13,8 +13,6 @@
                ble     G_M000_IG04

    G_M000_IG03:
    -            cmp     w1, w2
    -            bhs     G_M000_IG05
                str     wzr, [x0, w1, UXTW #2]

    G_M000_IG04:
    @@ -25,4 +23,4 @@
                bl      CORINFO_HELP_RNGCHKFAIL
                brk     #0

    -; Total bytes of code 68
    +; Total bytes of code 60
```
I know C#/F# decently well, but is there any reason to actually pull out the ol textbooks and learn wtf the above is saying?
1. Starlevel004 · 1789611558 · focus · HN ↗
  Assembly is honestly very easy to learn, especially ARM assembly, for the basics (even if whole-program assembly is still difficult). In the worst case, you end up learning something interesting.

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