Vectorisation Intrinsics for DMD?

[Iain Buclaw]

== Quote from Peter Alexander (peter.alexander.au at gmail.com)'s article
> Is there any plan to add vectorisation intrinsics to DMD?
> I know that DMD generates vectorised instructions for array operations,
> but last time I checked, these were far from optimal for aligned
> float[4] objects. In fact, it appears to generate a function call for
> all vector operations, regardless of size or alignment.
> I believe that these intrinsics would be very beneficial to D, and this
> is because I believe that one of D's biggest markets is indie game devs:
> - They need a really high performance language, but are tired of C++
> - They are not held back by legacy code
> - They are generally risk takers, so are willing to invest in new tech
> A lack on vector intrinsics in DMD gives them an extra reason to stick
> with C++.

I take it you've been lurking in D.gnu then? ;)