> I'm implying that compilers still aren't magic wands,
Agreed.
> you should still optimize the algorithms (to a reasonable degree). Just let the compiler do the microptimizations (all this register allocation golf, instruction reordering, caching, the discussed division trick, etc.).
That part was about me :-).
> I'm implying that compilers still aren't magic wands,
Agreed.
> you should still optimize the algorithms (to a reasonable degree). Just let the compiler do the microptimizations (all this register allocation golf, instruction reordering, caching, the discussed division trick, etc.).
Agreed.