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What is the best way to check my program's execution time?
By proRam, history, 4 years ago, In English

Can anyone tell me what is the best way to know the execution time of my source code? Best means that the execution of that method to determine time doesn't affect or has minimal effect on the code's actual runtime.

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4 years ago, # |
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At the end of your source code you can do something like: 

#ifdef LOCAL_DEFINE
    cerr << "Time elapsed: " << 1.0 * clock() / CLOCKS_PER_SEC << " s.\n";
#endif
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    4 years ago, # ^ |
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    I also use this and bdw you don't need to use that #ifdef because the cerr writes to the stderr , not the stdout and codeforces or any other site won't show WA because of cerr statements

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      I don't do it because:

      1. Theoretically, it'll increase run time :P

      2. I think it is a bad programming practice to use cerr in that way. Similarly for using cerr for debugging the program in that way. I instead like how the top guys do, they have debug template and use ifdef to print the debug output only locally.

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4 years ago, # |
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This std::chrono::system_clock::now().time_since_epoch().count() returns current time in nanosecond.

Or you can use custom invocations.

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Use ideone.com. Make sure that your code is private during contest.

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During compiling use this time g++ -std=c++17 cprog.cpp

Then after execution last line will show:
g++ -std=c++17 cprog.cpp 1.31s user 0.10s system 99% cpu 1.415 total

I personally like this over writing some code

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    4 years ago, # ^ |
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    You can have it prewritten so that you don't have to write it again and again in the terminal. Endagorion does the same too.

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