Arguments about the quality of compiler optimizations vs. hand coding are pointless, because programmers optimize programs in ways that compilers are (correctly) forbidden to do; by changing the algorithm.
For example, if I happen to know "x" will always be an integer from 0 to 359, I can replace sin(x) with a table lookup. No compiler can ever do that, even if I include assert(x>=0 && x<360) in the code somewhere (which would be a good idea even if I "know" it). _______________________________________________ computer-go mailing list computer-go@computer-go.org http://www.computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go/
