Go Optimizations 101
This book provides some code performance optimization tricks, tips, and suggestions, which include
- how to consume less CPU resources.
- how to consume less memory.
- how to make less memory allocations.
- how to control memory allocation places.
- how to reduce garbage collection pressure.
(about 150 pages, 75+ facts and suggestions)
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Index:
- Acknowledgments
- About Go Optimizations 101
- Value Parts and Value Sizes (avaliable in the paid ebooks)
- value/type sizes
- memory alignments
- struct padding
- avoid larger copy costs
- Memory Allocations
- Stack and Escape Analysis (avaliable in the paid ebooks)
- escape analysis
- how to control value allocation places
- stacks growth and shrinkage
- how to reduce stack grow times
- Garbage Collection (avaliable in the paid ebooks)
- GC pacer
- how to reduce GC pressure
- control GC frequency
- Pointers
- Structs (avaliable in the paid ebooks)
- 3 facts/suggestions
- Arrays and Slices (avaliable in the paid ebooks)
- 11 facts/suggestions
- String and Byte Slices (avaliable in the paid ebooks)
- 10 facts/suggestions
- BCE (Bound Check Eliminate) (avaliable in the paid ebooks)
- the cases BCE works for
- the cases BCE doesn't work for
- the cases BCE works for when given hints
- Maps
- Channels (avaliable in the paid ebooks)
- 3 facts/suggestions
- Functions (avaliable in the paid ebooks)
- how to make a function inline-able
- how to make a function not inline-able
- pointer parameters/results vs. non-pointer ones
- named results vs. annonymous ones
- 10+ facts/suggestions
- Interfaces (avaliable in the paid ebooks)
- value boxing costs
- 3+ facts/suggestions
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