I have always heard that C++ was way more efficient than Java (and that is why most games are developed in C++).
I wrote a small algorithm to solve the "Eight queens puzzle" in both Java and C++, using the exact same algorithm, and then started to raise the number or squares. When reaching checkboards of 20*20 or even 22*22, it appears Java is much more effective (3 seconds vs 66 seconds for C++).
I have no idea why, but I am pretty beginning with C++, so it is possible I made some huge performance mistakes, so I will gladly accept any information that would help me understand what is happening.
Below is the code I use in Java:
import java.awt.Point;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
public class HuitDames {
/**
* La liste des coordnnées des dames.
*/
private static List<Point> positions = new ArrayList<>();
/**
* Largeur de la grille.
*/
private static final int LARGEUR_GRILLE = 22;
/**
* @param args the command line arguments
*/
public static void main(String[] args) {
int i = 1;
placerDame(i);
for (Point point : positions) {
System.out.println("(" + point.x + "; " + point.y + ")");
}
}
/**
* Place une dame et return true si la position est bonne.
* @param i le numéro de la dame.
* @return si la position est bonne.
*/
private static boolean placerDame(int i) {
boolean bonnePosition = false;
for (int j = 1; j <= LARGEUR_GRILLE && bonnePosition == false; j++) {
Point emplacement = new Point(i, j);
positions.add(emplacement);
if (verifierPrise(emplacement) && (i == LARGEUR_GRILLE || placerDame(i + 1))) {
bonnePosition = true;
}
else {
positions.remove(i - 1);
}
}
return bonnePosition;
}
/**
* Vérifie que la nouvelle position n'est pas en prise avec une position déjà présente.
* @param position la position de la nouvelle dame.
* @return Si la position convient par rapport aux positions des autres dames.
*/
private static boolean verifierPrise(Point position) {
boolean nonPrise = true;
for (Point point : positions) {
if (!point.equals(position)) {
// Cas où sur la même colonne.
if (position.y == point.y) {
nonPrise = false;
}
// Cas où sur même diagonale.
if (Math.abs(position.y - point.y) == Math.abs(position.x - point.x)) {
nonPrise = false;
}
}
}
return nonPrise;
}
}
And below is the code in C++:
#include <iostream>
#include <list>
#include <math.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
using namespace std;
// Class to represent points.
class Point {
private:
double xval, yval;
public:
// Constructor uses default arguments to allow calling with zero, one,
// or two values.
Point(double x = 0.0, double y = 0.0) {
xval = x;
yval = y;
}
// Extractors.
double x() { return xval; }
double y() { return yval; }
};
#define LARGEUR_GRILLE 22
list<Point> positions;
bool verifierNonPrise(Point emplacement) {
bool nonPrise = true;
for (list<Point>::iterator it = positions.begin(); it!= positions.end(); it++) {
if (it->x() != emplacement.x()) {
if (it->y() == emplacement.y()) {
nonPrise = false;
}
if (abs(it->y() - emplacement.y()) == abs(it->x() - emplacement.x())) {
nonPrise = false;
}
}
}
return nonPrise;
}
bool placerDame(int i) {
bool bonnePosition = false;
for (int j = 1; j <= LARGEUR_GRILLE && !bonnePosition; j++) {
Point emplacement(i,j);
positions.push_back(emplacement);
if (verifierNonPrise(emplacement) && (i == LARGEUR_GRILLE || placerDame(i + 1))) {
bonnePosition = true;
}
else {
positions.pop_back();
}
}
return bonnePosition;
}
int main()
{
int i = 1;
placerDame(i);
for (list<Point>::iterator it = positions.begin(); it!= positions.end(); it++) {
cout << "(" << it->x() << "; " << it->y() << ")" << endl;
}
return 0;
}
