PCSX2 Documentation/PCSX2 Optimization: Difference between revisions

''Originally written by ZeroFrog''

Moral of the blog Optimization is time consuming and it is more of an art than science. Programs are developed much faster and have less bugs when you don't have to worry about optimizing (Java is a great example of a language where it is easy to develop programs, but very hard to have it run fast.. by design I guess). But no matter the application, having it go faster is much better than having it go slower. A lot of game companies spend a lot of money optimizing their code because it is that important. The reason most newer games have beautiful graphics running in real-time is not just because GPUs are getting faster, but also companies are getting better at optimizing their game engines. For example, games when the PS2 was first released look inferior to what new PS2 games look today. And with the way things are going in the software industry, it looks like C++ will stick around for a very long time because of its optimization capabilities. Learn C++, there are many books I can recommend, but the best way to learn is to actually go and program something.