4.5.5 How Can I Make My Code Faster?

Try the following suggestions for faster code execution:

1. Smaller code can be faster code. Reducing the number of machine instructions that are necessary to perform a task will result in faster execution of that task. For details on making smaller and faster code, see the following sections of this user’s guide:

   4.5.3 How Can I Make My Code Smaller?

   4.5.8 How Can I Make My Interrupt Routine Faster?

2. You can use increasing optimization levels to generate faster code while considering speed vs. size trade-offs. For details, see the following chapter and section of this user guide:

   19 Optimizations

   6.7.6 Options for Controlling Optimization

3. Algorithm choice has more impact on size and speed of your solution than any other factor. Choose the right algorithm for the job.