C++ Footprint and Performance Optimization (Sams Professional)

Rene Alexander, Pearson Education

ISBN:0672319047, Edition: 1st, 2000-09-20

Price: $49.99

• C++ Footprint and Performance Optimization
  • Copyright
  • About the Authors
  • Acknowledgments
  • Tell Us What You Think!
  • Introduction: Why Optimize?
  • Aim of This Book
  • Who This Book Is For
  • The Structure of This Book
  • Part I: Everything But the Code
    • Chapter 1. Optimizing: What Is It All About?
      • Performance
      • Footprint
      • Summary
    • Chapter 2. Creating a New System
      • System Requirements
      • System Design Issues
      • The Development Process
      • Data Processing Methods
      • Summary
    • Chapter 3. Modifying an Existing System
      • Identifying What to Modify
      • Beginning Your Optimization
      • Analyzing Target Areas
      • Performing the Optimizations
      • Summary
  • Part II: Getting Our Hands Dirty
    • Chapter 4. Tools and Languages
      • Tools You Cannot Do Without
      • Optimizing with Help from the Compiler
      • The Language for the Job
      • Summary
    • Chapter 5. Measuring Time and Complexity
      • The Marriage of Theory and Practice
      • System Influences
      • Summary
    • Chapter 6. The Standard C/C++ Variables
      • Variable Base Types
      • Grouping Base Types
      • Summary
    • Chapter 7. Basic Programming Statements
      • Selectors
      • Loops
      • Summary
    • Chapter 8. Functions
      • Invoking Functions
      • Passing Data to Functions
      • Early Returns
      • Functions as Class Methods
      • Summary
    • Chapter 9. Efficient Memory Management
      • Memory Fragmentation
      • Memory Management
      • Resizable Data Structures
      • Summary
    • Chapter 10. Blocks of Data
      • Comparing Blocks of Data
      • The Theory of Sorting Data
      • Sorting Techniques
      • Summary
    • Chapter 11. Storage Structures
      • Arrays
      • Linked Lists
      • Hash Tables
      • Binary Trees
      • Red/Black Trees
      • Summary
    • Chapter 12. Optimizing IO
      • Efficient Screen Output
      • Efficient Binary File IO
      • Efficient Text File IO
      • Summary
    • Chapter 13. Optimizing Your Code Further
      • Arithmetic Operations
      • Operating System-Based Optimizations
      • Summary
  • Part III: Tips and Pitfalls
    • Chapter 14. Tips
      • Tricks
      • Preparing for the Future
    • Chapter 15. Pitfalls
      • Algorithmic Pitfalls
      • Typos that Compile
      • Other Pitfalls