The ability of compilers to make code faster is 12 (twelve) times slower than Moore's law: they double the program's speed in 18 years [1]. [1] https://proebst

The ability of compilers to make code faster is 12 (twelve) times slower than Moore's law: they double the program's speed in 18 years [1]. [1] https://proebsting.cs.arizona.edu/law.html https://proebsting.cs.arizona.edu/law.html This might seem discouraging, but it is not - one can still reap the benefits of code optimization twelve times as long after Moore's law stops working.