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The death of optimizing compilers [pdf]

• marcosdumay 10y ago
  > We come so close to optimal on most architectures that we can't do much more without using NP complete algorithms instead of heuristics. This is a huge hint that we might look at throwing more CPU power at the problem. Honestly, I don't want to talk my compiler into creating better code¹. But I have little problem with huge runtime systems that can profile it and optimize on the fly. 1 - Granted that maybe I won't get my way. But can we at least try the more convenient route first?