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Knowning the proper way to traverse an array is basic knowledge that can be explained in 10 minutes. Seriously, cache theory is not complicated and even the highest-level programmer ought to know about it.

That's a huge step from knowing the number of instructions that fit in a trace cache of a CPU or when loop unrolling becomes optimal. Cache theory and understanding how IEE 754 are basics and are fairly universal. It's completely different from programming a fast subroutine in assembly optimized for a specific processor generation.

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