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Re:Author of LuaJIT explains why compilers can't beat hand-c... by Someone on Thursday May 26, 2011 @04:49PM (#2589388)
The referenced page is more interesting than what the title promises. The title is trivially true, the referenced page makes the stronger claim that a compiler can not _tie_ with hand-coded assembly.
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Re:Author of LuaJIT explains why compilers can't beat hand-c... by BrandonM on Thursday May 26, 2011 @05:27PM (#2589505)
All I have to say for the title is that I did my best to not make it linkbait-y.
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