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		jeffdavis on Aug 26, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Want to Write a Compiler? Just Read These Two Pape... Are you talking about efficiency of the compiler or efficiency of the resulting code? If it's just an inefficiency of the compiler, you can dismiss it. But if it's an inefficiency in the resulting code, then perhaps the many-pass design isn't adequate for teaching optimization.

thesz on Aug 26, 2011 [–]

The thesis I was talking about is about generated code.

Author of thesis is one of the authors of Blitz++: http://www.oonumerics.org/blitz/

The thesis came from his frustration when seemingly innocent changes provoke significant degradation in performance.

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