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# Dhamodaran Pandiyan

@dhamodaranpandiyan · Bangalore · Joined January 2021

### [Understanding Branch Prediction in C++: likely and unlikely](https://dhamodaran.hashnode.dev/understanding-branch-prediction?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Learn how to optimize C++ performance with branch prediction using \`likely\` and \`unlikely\` macros to reduce misprediction penalties

4 min read · [dhamodaran.hashnode.dev](https://dhamodaran.hashnode.dev/understanding-branch-prediction?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Jan 25, 2025](https://hashnode.com/posts/understanding-branch-prediction/679485a466a961e27f047bc6)

### [Python Dictionary](https://dhamodaranpandiyan.com/python-dictionary?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Overview: Python dictionary is an unordered collection of items which which is changeable and does not allow duplicates. Each item of a dictionary has a key/value pair. Dictionaries are written with curly brackets, and have keys and values. An empty...

1 min read · [dhamodaranpandiyan.com](https://dhamodaranpandiyan.com/python-dictionary?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Jan 26, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/python-dictionary/60101ec4b5b03f4bf00e36a7)