Re: Using unsigned int for loop counters - better performance for Architectures - urban hacker legend?

[David Newall]

I don't know about unsigned int; but looping down to zero should be 
faster on many architectures, as they automatically test for zero (or 
negative) on decrement.  Counting up requires an additional test.
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