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by Calavar 1032 days ago
I read it three or four times. It's never explained. If the print("lol") version has a branch-less-than, what does the regular version have? It must either be a branch or a conditional move, but we aren't shown that part of the assembly. You can't reach any conclusions about why one version is faster if you don't know what you're comparing to.