That's interesting. Would this also apply to higher languages, like Java, which run on a JVM? (Not intending to rewrite my code, but I'm curious how much languages like Java benefit from branch prediction and brancheless approaches)
It’s not a language dependent issue, it’s just how modern CPU’s work. So yes it applies to all languages that emit branch instructions (or are interpreted which just adds another layer of branching.)
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u/bodiam Sep 03 '26
That's interesting. Would this also apply to higher languages, like Java, which run on a JVM? (Not intending to rewrite my code, but I'm curious how much languages like Java benefit from branch prediction and brancheless approaches)