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This course explores the performance capabilities of C and C++ programming languages, focusing on code generation by compilers and execution on specific hardware. Participants will learn about compiler optimizations, x86-64-specific code optimizations, and scenarios where using Assembly language is more efficient than C or C++. The course covers topics such as memory management, compiler extensions, programming for multi-core systems, Spectre mitigations, and profiler-guided optimizations. The intended audience includes programmers interested in maximizing code efficiency and performance.
