Optimization and Templates

This lecture covers the importance of optimization in C++ code, focusing on tuning benchmarks, CPUs, and compilers. It delves into algorithmic ideas, code optimization, compiler options, and profiling tools like GNU profiler, Valgrind, and Perf Tool. Additionally, it explores the concept of the roofline model for hardware resource exploitation and the use of templates for generic programming, including template classes, type matching, and meta-programming techniques.