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Re: C language paradox

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pembed2012 wrote:
) Hello again
) I continue to read about optimization in C.
)
) I saw that we shall always uses puts instead of printf for a constant 
) string. However I made the following experiments:
)
)       routine:      for(i = 0;i < 100; i++) printf("\n");
)
)            time: 0.38 seconds
)
)       routine:      for(i = 0;i < 100: i++) puts("\n");
)
)            time: 0.77 seconds
)
) Conclusion: printf is more efficient than puts. 
)
) Can anyone explain me this paradox?

Have you compared the output of the two programs to see if it is the same?


SaSW, Willem
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C language paradox pembed2012 <once@was.enough.invalid> - 2012-02-28 21:33 +0000
  Re: C language paradox Willem <willem@toad.stack.nl> - 2012-02-28 21:41 +0000
  Re: C language paradox Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2012-02-29 10:44 +1300
  Re: C language paradox Shao Miller <sha0.miller@gmail.com> - 2012-02-28 16:51 -0500
  Re: C language paradox Kaz Kylheku <kaz@kylheku.com> - 2012-02-28 22:16 +0000
    Re: C language paradox Nick Keighley <nick_keighley_nospam@hotmail.com> - 2012-02-29 01:34 -0800
      Re: C language paradox James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2012-02-29 07:18 -0500
        Re: C language paradox "Scott Fluhrer" <sfluhrer@ix.netcom.com> - 2012-02-29 13:39 -0500
          Re: C language paradox Kenneth Brody <kenbrody@spamcop.net> - 2012-03-03 16:23 -0500
            Re: C language paradox James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2012-03-03 19:47 -0500
              Re: C language paradox Geoff <geoff@invalid.invalid> - 2012-03-03 18:05 -0800
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                Re: C language paradox Robert Miles <milesrf@Usenet-News.net> - 2012-04-14 00:26 -0500
  Re: C language paradox James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2012-02-28 17:38 -0500
    Re: C language paradox Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2012-02-28 18:52 -0600
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  Re: C language paradox James Dow Allen <jdallen2000@yahoo.com> - 2012-02-28 15:08 -0800
    Re: C language paradox "io_x" <a@b.c.invalid> - 2012-02-29 03:42 +0100
    Re: C language paradox Nick Keighley <nick_keighley_nospam@hotmail.com> - 2012-02-29 01:37 -0800
      Re: C language paradox jgharston <jgh@arcade.demon.co.uk> - 2012-03-03 16:17 -0800
        Re: C language paradox nick_keighley_nospam@hotmail.com - 2012-03-04 02:54 -0800
          Re: C language paradox "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2012-03-04 11:43 +0000
          Re: C language paradox Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-03-04 04:01 -0800
            Re: C language paradox Nomen Nescio <nobody@dizum.com> - 2012-03-04 14:34 +0100
        Re: C language paradox Kaz Kylheku <kaz@kylheku.com> - 2012-03-04 17:01 +0000
          Re: C language paradox Kenneth Brody <kenbrody@spamcop.net> - 2012-03-05 15:45 -0500
  Re: C language paradox Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-02-28 17:45 -0800
    Re: C language paradox army1987 <army1987@ask-for-it.invalid> - 2012-03-05 10:42 +0000
      Re: C language paradox army1987 <army1987@ask-for-it.invalid> - 2012-03-05 10:48 +0000
        Re: C language paradox Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-03-05 09:35 -0800
          Re: C language paradox 88888 Dihedral <dihedral88888@googlemail.com> - 2012-04-16 13:01 -0700
      Re: C language paradox China Blue Water Navy <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2012-03-05 04:24 -0800
      Re: C language paradox Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2012-03-05 07:49 -0500
  Re: C language paradox "io_x" <a@b.c.invalid> - 2012-02-29 03:42 +0100
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