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package benchmarks.regression;

import com.google.caliper.Param;

/**
 * Testing the old canard that looping backwards is faster.
 *
 * @author Kevin Bourrillion
 */
public class LoopingBackwardsBenchmark {
  @Param({"2", "20", "2000", "20000000"}) int max;

  public int timeForwards(int reps) {
    int dummy = 0;
    for (int i = 0; i < reps; i++) {
      for (int j = 0; j < max; j++) {
        dummy += j;
      }
    }
    return dummy;
  }

  public int timeBackwards(int reps) {
    int dummy = 0;
    for (int i = 0; i < reps; i++) {
      for (int j = max - 1; j >= 0; j--) {
        dummy += j;
      }
    }
    return dummy;
  }
}