Why 16Mib static array size limit?

[deadalnix via Digitalmars-d]

On Wednesday, 17 August 2016 at 13:41:09 UTC, jmh530 wrote:
> On Wednesday, 17 August 2016 at 12:20:28 UTC, deadalnix wrote:
>>
>> Controlling aliasing is really the #1 optimization barrier 
>> these days, so I don't think it's that good of a thing.
>>
>> Almost every single one case where Rust end up being faster 
>> than C++ is because their type system allow for more AA 
>> information available for the optimizer.
>>
>> AA is also key to do non GC memory management at language 
>> level.
>
> AA? Associative Array?

Alias Analysis. This is a common compiler acronym.

Associative array are called map by everybody outside this forum.