Standard way to supply hints to branches

[Dom DiSc]

On Friday, 23 August 2024 at 01:47:37 UTC, Manu wrote:
> How can we add an attribute to the branch condition that the 
> backend can take advantage of? I think it needs to be in the 
> language spec...

I always arrange it so, that the if-path is the likely one, and 
the else path is the unlikely one. This also makes the code more 
readable, and it is always possible to do so.
The compiler should optimize accordingly. No further indication 
should be necessary.