[SDL] Refresh trouble in X11

Mason Wheeler masonwheeler at yahoo.com
Wed Jan 28 16:16:14 PST 2009


>----- Original Message ----

>From: Pierre Phaneuf <pphaneuf at gmail.com>
>Subject: Re: [SDL] Refresh trouble in X11
>
>> I read an article several years ago that argued that every programmer should be required by law to make sure that his or her code will compile and execute properly on a 486.  I wouldn't quite go that far, but the basic principle is sound.
>
>I use valgrind on my code a lot. Finds memory leaks, uses of
>uninitialized memory, and keeps one honest with performance, even on
>ridiculously overpowered machines, and if that doesn't do, use the
>callgrind tool on it, which at the same time will lead you to the
>hotspots very easily. :-)

So you actually know what a profiler is and how to use one?
You, sir, are a gentleman and a scholar, and a beacon of civilization
in these dark times. :P




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