> They can't be "used generate branchless code" because it's completely the wrong layer. I guess precision in language is valuable, and I did make a typo by ne

> They can't be "used generate branchless code" because it's completely the wrong layer. I guess precision in language is valuable, and I did make a typo by neglecting to type the word "to". I should've said, "Do you think they can't be used as part of an expression which may possibly be optimized into branchless code?". Thank you for the metaphors about keeping the CPU cool, but I really just wanted to know what the other guy meant by what he said.