Superoptimizer – A Look at the Smallest Program

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gregdaniels421•about 1 hour ago

Same author did the synthesis kernel with Carl Pu, I think? The Synthesis kernel was genius, but relied on self modifying code, so can't work with modern chips well.

convolvatron•37 minutes ago

yes. Calton Pu. is that really such a problem? JITs seem to work pretty well, I'm pretty sure synthesis was more about creating custom paths than being strictly self-modifying, but its been a long time.

KentBeck•37 minutes ago

I love love love this paper. I wonder how a GPU would do with it?

seritools•about 1 hour ago

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