We looked last week at some of the things that can influence the speed of programming languages and how different approaches to running code can influence program performance. Some work described by ...

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The LLVM community has released version 9.0.0 of the LLVM Compiler Infrastructure project. The update features optimizations for memory, pattern matching, and C++. With the new release, LLVM will ...

SproutCore, profiled earlier this week, isn't the only big news spill out from the top secret WWDC conference due to Apple's embrace of open source sharing. Another future technology featured by the ...

In a previous blog post, we discussed the benefits of using automation to maximize the performance of a system. One use case I mentioned was compiler flag mining, and the fact that performance is ...

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Redis and Intel teamed up to find out whether applying more aggressive optimization options would improve overall Redis baseline performance. Our conclusion: By changing the compiler behavior, we ...

Big news on the compilation tool chain front: Version 2.5 of the open source Low Level Virtual Machine (LLVM) compiler infrastructure has been released. LLVM 2.5, which helps developers build ...