Writing efficient programs: performance issues in an undergraduate CS curriculum

Authors:
Saumya Debray
Affiliations:
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Venue:
Proceedings of the 35th SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education
Year:
2004

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Abstract

Performance is an essential aspect of many software systems, and it is important for programmers to understand performance issues. However, most undergraduate curricula do not explicitly cover performance issues---performance monitoring and profiling tools, performance improvement techniques, and case studies---in their curricula. This paper describes how we address this topic as part of a third-year programming course. We focus on tools and techniques for monitoring and improving performance, as well as the interaction between clean program design and performance tuning.