Compiler optimizations

[Don]

Nick B wrote:
> Don wrote:
>> dsimcha wrote:
>>> Does anyone know of a decent guide that has information on what types of
>>> optimizations compilers typically perform and what they aren't 
>>> capable of
>>> performing automatically?
>>
>> As always -- Agner Fog. www.agner.org. Chapter 1 of his optimisation 
>> manual lists the optimisations performed for Microsoft, Borland, 
>> Intel, GCC, DMC, Watcom, and Codeplay C++ compilers. DMD is basically 
>> the same as DMC, except that it's better at constant propagation.
> 
> Don
> 
> Thanks for the great link. The "Optimizing software in C++" is a 
> interesting read. It even mentions "D".

 >
 > Nick B.

I didn't know that. I've been trying to get Agner interested in D for a 
while now. Not a bad quote:

"Another alternative worth considering is the D language. D has many of 
the features of Java and C# and avoids many of the drawbacks of C++. 
Yet, D is compiled to binary code and can be linked together with C or 
C++ code. Compilers and IDE’s for D are not yet as well developed as C++ 
compilers."


Don.