Re: Shootout (sum-file)

Bartc said:

> "Richard Heathfield" <rjh@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
> news:Z76dnZQYG-54sb3VnZ2dnUVZ8q2dnZ2d@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>

>> If it's insignificant, why bother to raise it in the first place?
> 
> Because you were testing a benchmark with such a small runtime that it
> became significant!

Words fail me.

Observe:

#include <stdio.h>

int main(void)
{
  double u = 0;  /* init velocity */
  double a = 2;  /* accel due to thrust */
  double g = -1; /* decel due to earth's gravity */
  double v = 0;  /* current velocity */
  double t = 0;  /* time of flight */
  double h = 0;  /* current height above sea level */

  puts("Launching small coin NOW");
  do
  {
    ++t;
    v = u + (a + g) * t;
    h += v;
  } while(h > 0);
  puts("Contact re-established with ground.");
  return 0;
}

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