Top "Branch-prediction" questions

In computer architecture, a branch predictor is a digital circuit that tries to guess which way a branch (e.g. an if-then-else structure) will go before this is known for sure.

When should streams be preferred over traditional loops for best performance? Do streams take advantage of branch-prediction?

I just read about Branch-Prediction and wanted to try how this works with Java 8 Streams. However the performance with Streams …

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In Java, can & be faster than &&?

In this code: if (value >= x && value <= y) { when value >= x and value <= y …

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