> Virtual vs static polymorphism
> std::visit over std::variant<A, B, C> is lowered to a switch over the active alternative.
> In this case, layout is probably doing more work than the dispatch mechanism itself.
Very likely because last time I checked visit lowers to a virtual call.
I’ve seen some terrible horrid nonsense from them and even the best compilers don’t use a third of the opcodes our modern CPUs boast of. Nobody understands the big compilers any more either, they’re all too huge. And soon AI will be “improving” hem too.
You want to see a beautiful compiler? Look at Plan 9’s compiler suite. A man could understand and even build on that.
Trust the compiler - sure - but we can't change the whole program by using -ffast-math, unfortunately, so that particular one is out.
I really dislike the complexity of modern C++ language specs, but does it obscure much detail about FP ops?
TL;DR:
A vast majority of the programmers I've worked with don't understand the nuances of FP in general, nor the various extents of IEEE-754 support in different programming languages.
So for important numerical programming, I think clarity regarding the FP operations being performed can be crucial. I'm just unclear if modern C++ is a significant factor for that.
Are you a fool?
Another name for compilers: invisible backdoor injectors. The more complex is the syntax the more it is likely to happen... I let you guess how the "sane" syntax from c++ and similar (LOL) does fit here...
Quite funny comment on the vibe coding age.