We do keep looking under the proverbial lamppost for the missing keys[1] when it comes to computation. Compilers for the most popular languages are pretty amaz

We do keep looking under the proverbial lamppost for the missing keys[1] when it comes to computation. Compilers for the most popular languages are pretty amazing these days. Yet it’s still on the developer to make the most of them. One aspect might be performance: - structure your problem in such a way (carefully manage dependency relationships, eliminate branches, etc). that the compiler can choose to emit vector instructions - manage memory access patterns (e.g. prefer columnar and SoA access patterns over cache unfriendly pointer chasing structures) - understand how to maximally exploit cache hierarchies for your problem (e.g. threading to exploit the other L1 caches rather than relying on slower L3 etc.) Another aspect might be data security rules, e.g. tagging and labelling with the ability to enforce rules for the developer. But there are literally hundreds of aspects to deal with. Our languages today look at the problem space through a toilet roll tube with the other eye closed. The future of computation is guaranteed to be rich, vibrant and exciting. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streetlight_effect https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streetlight_effect