Matt Godbolt Announces Advent of Compiler Optimisations 2025: Daily December Series on C/C++ Optimizations
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Summary
Matt Godbolt announces the 'Advent of Compiler Optimisations 2025' project, a daily series of blog posts and videos to be released throughout December 2025. Each day will feature a detailed explanation of a specific C or C++ compiler optimization, covering when it applies, how to interpret the assembly output, and when it doesn't apply. The project focuses on low-level compiler optimizations and aims to educate developers about compiler capabilities.
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I'll go into the details of when it applies, how to interpret the assembly, and perhaps as importantly, when it doesn't apply.
I've been working on an 'Advent of' type project, to be released one a day from the 1st of December until the 25th.
I'll be covering some very low-level
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