Who is John Quarmack?

· Craig Gidney · Oct. 22, 2026, 7:16 p.m.
Summary
This blog post discusses a notable code snippet from the Quake III Arena source code, specifically the famous fast inverse square root function, Q_rsqrt. The author, Craig Gidney, explores the mathematical and programming efficiencies found in this unique piece of code that has intrigued developers for years.
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