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The interesting point about this work is that this compiler is already close to its asymptotic speed. It unlikely will get much faster in the future.
by stephc_int13 3y ago
The interesting point about this work is that this compiler is already close to its asymptotic speed. It unlikely will get much faster in the future.
- dralley 3y agoNothing in this blog post says this, or even implies it. Just because expecting a 10x improvement is unrealistic doesn't mean that it's impossible for the Rust compiler to get "much" faster for a more reasonable definition of "much" (say, 2x). He does say that there likely won't be some step change, but rather the result of lots of small improvements over a long period of time.
- stephc_int13 3y agoFor any software, the optimization process tend to follow a curve, with diminishing returns over time, thus, the asymptote. What I am assuming is that the author is competent and is already doing a good job.