All I'm saying is that code doesn't have to perform stuff like prints, file writ...

		tester756 on Aug 18, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: C and C++ prioritize performance over correctness All I'm saying is that code doesn't have to perform stuff like prints, file write, http call in order to generate side effect You can run heavy computation and do not do anything with the result just in order to increase CPU usage, right? (which then should result in temp increase ;))

The C abstract machine isn't a physical machine, so temperature is not a side effect :)