handwritten assembly > vibe coding

https://www.tomshardware.com/software/the-biggest-speedup-ive-seen-so-far-ffmpeg-devs-boast-of-another-100x-leap-thanks-to-handwritten-assembly-code

‘The biggest speedup I've seen so far' — FFmpeg devs boast of another 100x leap thanks to handwritten assembly code | Tom's Hardware

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Wonder if handwritten is being at marketing in the way someone might say a cabinet was hand made but a table saw and router was used.

They cut out the compiler for a function; doesn't mean they used punchcards to do it. 😏