Optimizing C++ Builds - Lessons from Elden Ring for Software Engineering
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Claim: optimizing C++ builds buys leisure time by cutting wasted cycles, illustrated with a concrete Elden Ring example that stacks tangible buffs to turn a 172 damage hit into 172→496 damage — a 188% increase — using a specific list: Teram Maga spell, flask of wondrous physic, magic crowding crack, Golden V weapon aura, Kryan glint blade staff, Graven School Talisman and Red Feathered Branch sword. Mentions practical tools used at Bloomberg: source control and build tools and the measurable payoff.
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