If I have code like this
for (long i = 0; i < Long.MAX_VALUE; i++)
{
//do something trivial
}
How long will it take theoretically for the loop to finish?
If I have code like this for (long i = 0; i < Long.MAX_VALUE;
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If I have code like this
for (long i = 0; i < Long.MAX_VALUE; i++)
{
//do something trivial
}
How long will it take theoretically for the loop to finish?
Suppose, just for argument’s sake, that you’ve got a very fast computer that can perform about 2 billion loop iterations per second (a 2 GHz machine could just barely do that if there really isn’t anything in the loop). Since
Long.MAX_VALUEis 2 billion times 4 billion, that loop will take around 4 billion seconds, or something over 120 years.There’s no point in starting that loop today. Wait until computers get faster, and then it will be done sooner.