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Comment by londons_explore | original | All AI-generated code should be Open Source
[−]londons_explore · 2026-11-15 Sun 18:57 UTC · link
I disagree.... Plenty of fast code in C is jam packed full of macros to try and help the optimizer produce the exact sequence of operations the writer had in mind, whilst still keeping the code readable.

The design of those macros is more art than science.