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@jboner
jboner / latency.txt
Last active May 22, 2024 22:32
Latency Numbers Every Programmer Should Know
Latency Comparison Numbers (~2012)
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L1 cache reference 0.5 ns
Branch mispredict 5 ns
L2 cache reference 7 ns 14x L1 cache
Mutex lock/unlock 25 ns
Main memory reference 100 ns 20x L2 cache, 200x L1 cache
Compress 1K bytes with Zippy 3,000 ns 3 us
Send 1K bytes over 1 Gbps network 10,000 ns 10 us
Read 4K randomly from SSD* 150,000 ns 150 us ~1GB/sec SSD
@andyferra
andyferra / github.css
Created April 30, 2012 02:11
Github Markdown CSS - for Markdown Editor Preview
body {
font-family: Helvetica, arial, sans-serif;
font-size: 14px;
line-height: 1.6;
padding-top: 10px;
padding-bottom: 10px;
background-color: white;
padding: 30px; }
body > *:first-child {
@fwielstra
fwielstra / api.js
Created June 14, 2011 14:46
An example NodeJS / Mongoose / Express application based on their respective tutorials
/* The API controller
Exports 3 methods:
* post - Creates a new thread
* list - Returns a list of threads
* show - Displays a thread and its posts
*/
var Thread = require('../models/thread.js');
var Post = require('../models/post.js');
@millermedeiros
millermedeiros / gist:891886
Created March 29, 2011 06:21
iPad HTML5 video quirks and hacks
/*
* Example how to preload HTML5 video on the iPad (iOS 3.2+)
* @author Miller Medeiros
* Released under WTFPL
*/
var vid = document.createElement('video');
vid.src = 'lol_catz.mp4';
document.getElementById('video-holder').appendChild(vid);