Good question. As you can see in the comment in the github repo, it has no effect. https://github.com/ludi317/max/blob/master/blog/max_test.go#...
It is there only to match the continue in the second code sample, where it is needed.
It is there only to match the continue in the second code sample, where it is needed.
I'm curious if the performance difference noted in the article happens on Intel/AMD as well...