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		angersock on April 23, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Time Needed to Write “Effective Modern C++” Oh, sure, but the vast vast vast majority of applications--especially that people are hiring for--aren't what you're referring to.

MrScruff on April 23, 2015 [–]

Statistically I've no doubt you're right. However there are still a bunch of jobs where performance matters. If I left my job and industry, I'm fairly certain I could find another employer that found value in having a specific piece of code run as fast as possible.

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