19 Oct
2016
19 Oct
'16
11:46 p.m.
I think a core commenting sprint would be *very* helpful, specially to those of us (me) who would like help in understanding the black magic inside.
Dan Wilcox @danomatika https://twitter.com/danomatika danomatika.com http://danomatika.com/ robotcowboy.com http://robotcowboy.com/
On Oct 19, 2016, at 12:57 PM, pd-list-request@lists.iem.at wrote:
That is an important question. Pd code is full of clever tricks and bit hacks for dsp efficiency. What is the origin of q8_rsqrt(), why and how does it work? What about PD_BIGORSMALL() in m_pd.h? And the mysterious UNITBIT32 number in d_osc.c? Ideally such code should be commented not only to denote its function (if necessary) but also to reference the origin so you may be able to find info.