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I remember one time during compilers class I tried to figure out the largest prime number in the denominator that GCC would replace with multiplication and bit
by kevinburke 14y ago
I remember one time during compilers class I tried to figure out the largest prime number in the denominator that GCC would replace with multiplication and bit shifts. I got up to a number in five digits and stopped counting. Just goes to show the amount of work that goes into compilers and the importance of speed for some program writers.