What ThePrimeagen thinks about compilers

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1. 22 Mar 2025

   Our readingA speed difference between languages that share the LLVM backend measures the benchmark author, not the languages.

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   Their wordsIt's just that Zig, C, C++, all those languages that were being tested, they're all LLVM backends, right? That's the one that actually turns the thing into the executable part. And if there's a variation in speed, it just means in one language you didn't quite express what you are supposed to correctly.

   ↗ThePrimeagen: Programming, AI, ADHD, Productivity, Addiction, and God | Lex Fridman Podcast #461youtube.com 16th of 31 in this recording