Efficient C++ Programming for Modern C++ CPUs
Shares rank 71 of 115 programming books by recommenders
Recommended as essential reading for serious C++ programmers who want to write code that runs well on modern CPUs. One reader finds the writing style tiring because it reads like LLM output.
Recommended as essential reading for serious C++ programmers who want to write code that runs well on modern CPUs. One reader finds the writing style tiring because it reads like LLM output.
3 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 3
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 3 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Essential reading for serious C++ programmers
“This looks like something that every serious C++ programmer should be reading.”
Comment from 22 Jun 2026 in “Efficient C++ Programming for Modern C++ CPUs, Chapter 4/part 2” Could help land a Jane Street job
“If you read this, you should be able to get a job at Jane Street”
Comment from 23 Jun 2026 in “Efficient C++ Programming for Modern C++ CPUs, Chapter 4/part 2”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
LLM-like writing style gives headaches
“the LLM writing style gives me a headache”
Comment from 22 Jun 2026 in “Efficient C++ Programming for Modern C++ CPUs, Chapter 4/part 2”
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| Efficient C++ Programming for Modern C++ CPUsThis page | 3 | 0 | 100% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
All 3 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“If you read this, you should be able to get a job at Jane Street”
“the LLM writing style gives me a headache”
“This looks like something that every serious C++ programmer should be reading.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.