Well I just learned something in the past week, when you have a 4d array, such as
s[3].[3][14][28]
and try to loop it as such
Hehe...... yeah, right there is about 10,000 mathematical operations...Code:for(a; a<3; a++) { for(b; b<3; b++) { for(c; c<14; c++) { for(d; d<28; d++) { s[a].[b][c][d].sold = false } } } }
Note to all who may be tempted, don't do this
Last edited by Shamino; 11-04-2005 at 12:13 AM.
To be exact
3528 assignments with the array.
3666 ++ operations.
Last edited by skorman00; 11-03-2005 at 10:05 PM.
considering it takes
column*row+1....... to move through a 2 dimensional matrix.. a 4d one has even more
multiply it by about 3-5 again
Last edited by Shamino; 11-03-2005 at 10:06 PM.
ooo, didn't think about that Shamino. Good call.
you can thank Bubba for this bit of knowledge :d
my program was doing anywhere between 200,000-400,000 mathematical operations per frame, no wonder it got about 5 fps :\
that is for low graphic card or low processor, with high graphic card and high speed processor, these calculations are not big of a deal
Hello, testing testing. Everthing is running perfectly...for now
we have a beastly processor... 2.4 gigahurts, it still runs at 5 or so fps...
oddly enough, at home my p3 dual 400 mhz runs its perfectly smooth, strange..
i think the more important question is.. who the heck needs a 4 dimensional array..?!?
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You are wrong.that is for low graphic card or low processor, with high graphic
card and high speed processor, these calculations are not big of a deal
Wasting cycles is still wasting cycles even on a super-computer. And so far you haven't shown me any code that is being processed by the graphics card so it has no relevance as of yet.
And if it is not a big deal, then why is your code running so slow?
