Very interesting readup! I have some C# projects I've had in mind to try to compile to AOT. Quite different for complex programs of course, but the perf being very close to C is a great motivator.
Most industries consider 8% a mountain. More than their entire profit margin.
And 8% milk would taste bad and ruin most recipes.
I don't know why we're comparing completely different categories of number though. In a business context getting a project done a few percent faster, or more accurately one step done a few percent faster, barely affects revenue at all. And saving CPU time matters even less.
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