Duff's device

Summary

Duff's device is a programming idiom^[1]. It draws 416 Wikipedia views per month (programming_idiom category, ranking #2 of 8).^[2]

Key Facts

• Duff's device is credited with the discovery of Tom Duff^[3].
• Duff's device's instance of is recorded as programming idiom^[4].
• Tom Duff is named after Duff's device^[5].
• Duff's device's subclass of is recorded as loop unrolling^[6].
• Duff's device's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1983-11-00T00:00:00Z^[7].
• Duff's device's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02brdg^[8].
• Duff's device's facet of is recorded as C syntax^[9].
• Duff's device's uses is recorded as Q15777^[10].
• Duff's device's uses is recorded as do–while loop^[11].
• Duff's device's uses is recorded as switch statement^[12].
• Duff's device's significant person is recorded as Q93011^[13].
• Duff's device's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2778908936^[14].
• Duff's device's FOLDOC ID is recorded as Duff's+device^[15].

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Works and Contributions

Duff's device is credited with the discovery of Tom Duff^[3].

Why It Matters

Duff's device draws 416 Wikipedia views per month (programming_idiom category, ranking #2 of 8).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[16] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[17]