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Contributors
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Preface
Who this book is for
What this book covers
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Download the example code files
Conventions used
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Reviews
About Performance
What is performance?
Different types of speed
Algorithm complexity
Big O and Delphi data structures
Data structures in practice
Mr. Smith's first program
Looking at code through the Big O eyes
Don't guess measure!
Profiling with TStopwatch
Profilers
AsmProfiler
Sampling Profiler
AQTime
Nexus Quality Suite
Summary
Fixing the Algorithm
Responsive user interfaces
Updating a progress bar
Bulk updates
Virtual display
Caching
Dynamic cache
Speeding up SlowCode
Fine-Tuning the Code
Delphi compiler settings
Code inlining control
Optimization
Record field alignment
Assertions
Overflow checking
Range checking
Extracting common expressions
The helpful CPU window
Behind the scenes
A plethora of types
Simple types
Strings
Arrays
Records
Classes
Interfaces
Optimizing method calls
Parameter passing
Method inlining
The magic of pointers
Going the assembler way
Returning to SlowCode
Memory Management
Optimizing strings and array allocations
Memory management functions
Dynamic record allocation
FastMM internals
Memory allocation in a parallel world
Replacing the default memory manager
ScaleMM
TBBMalloc
Fine-tuning SlowCode
Getting Started with the Parallel World
Processes and threads
When to parallelize the code?
Most common problems
Never access UI from a background thread
Simultaneous reading and writing
Sharing a variable
Synchronization
Critical sections
Other locking mechanisms
A short note on coding style
Shared data with built-in locking
Interlocked operations
Object life cycle
Communication
Windows messages
Synchronize and Queue
Polling
Performance
Third-party libraries
Working with Parallel Tools
