LFU:online

After completing this VU, students will be able to correctly measure, analyze and interpret the performance properties of a given program. They will be familiar with various optimization techniques, and will also understand the performance implications of common data structures and programming language design choices.

• What is performance?
  
  • Functional and non-functional program parameters
  • Latency vs. throughput
• Measuring performance
  • Profiling
  • Performance models
• Optimization
  
  • Algorithmic optimization
  • Procedural optimization
  • Hardware-specific optimization
• Data structures for performance-oriented software
• Programming languages and their performance implications
• Performance debugging

Assessment will be based on the completion of exercises, the presentation of results, and a final test.

C Programming and basic computer architecture