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I need to write a program (a project for university) that solves (approx) an NP-hard problem. It is a variation of Linear ordering problems. In general, I will have very large inputs (as Graphs) and will try to find the best solution (based on a function that will 'rate' each solution)
Will there be a difference if I write this in C-style code (one main, and functions) or build a Solver class, create an instance and invoke a 'run' method from a main (similar to Java)
Also, there will be alot of floating point math going on in each iteration.
Thanks!
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C++ language is an object-oriented programming language, and it supports some important features like Polymorphism, Abstract Data Types, Encapsulation, etc. Since it supports object-orientation, speed is faster compared to the C language.
Still, my conclusion is that C# is not as fast as C++ in most cases by default. But I think it's not much slower and it usually doesn't matter. When you do have performance-sensitive code, you can optimize C# and achieve near-similar performance to C++.
Compared to C, C++ has significantly more libraries and functions to use. If you're working with complex software, C++ is a better fit because you have more libraries to rely on. Thinking practically, having knowledge of C++ is often a requirement for a variety of programming roles.
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The biggest performance gains/flaws will be on the algorithm you implement, and how much unneeded work you perform (Unneeded work could be everything from recalculating a previous value that could have been cached, to using too many malloc/free's vs using memory pools, passing large immutable data by value instead of reference)
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The biggest roadblock to optimal code is no longer the language (for properly compiled languages), but rather the programmer.
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