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> programmers will do it by hand Only if better performance is needed. Thus, corrollary: compiler technology will double program performance every 18 years, b
by hyperpallium 9y ago
> programmers will do it by hand
Only if better performance is needed.
Thus, corrollary: compiler technology will double program performance every 18 years, but only if it doesn't matter.
- hinkley 9y agoDevelopers have a nasty habit of convincing themselves that things aren’t needed when they see them as too difficult. Even if the rest of the world thinks your code is too slow you can convince yourself it’s good enough. And in a world where we rely more and more on libraries, my ability to improve on a piece of code is greatly curtailed. Sending in the compiler to help might be my best option.