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Re:Golang SSA performance numbers by davecheney on Friday March 11, 2016 @03:53AM (#11265503)
> Also, since Go is self-compiled, does that mean we'll have to wait until 1.7.1 for the speed improvements to hit the compiler? :-P

No. The compiler compiles itself during the bootstrap phase.

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Re:Golang SSA performance numbers by thethimble on Friday March 11, 2016 @04:14PM (#11269572)
Does the old compiler compile the new compiler after which the new compiler can compile itself? Bootstrapping is incredible.
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Re:Golang SSA performance numbers by davecheney on Friday March 11, 2016 @04:35PM (#11269719)
Yes.
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