Converting an Integer to a Decimal String in Under Two Nanoseconds | Hacker News

Hacker News discussed a sub-2 ns integer-to-decimal conversion method and whether it matters outside hot bottlenecks.

Commenters debated how often number formatting shows up in JSON, XML, and other text-heavy workloads.

The thread also compared AVX-512 with newer vector ISAs like RISC-V vectors and Arm SME.

A key theme was which hardware targets will best support future compiler optimizations and portable performance.