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Re:No sane compiler would optimize atomics (2015) by lmm on Sunday July 11, 2021 @10:05PM (#27806184)
What they wanted was a cross-platform assembler, often. They listened to people who told them things like "C is close to the metal".
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Re:No sane compiler would optimize atomics (2015) by pjmlp on Monday July 12, 2021 @02:50AM (#27807778)
The amount of damage made to IT industry by that cargo cult is immeasurable and will take generations to recover from, if ever.
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