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0 pointsnightowl_games2y ago0 comments

> you'll need a team of 20 full-time build engineers to get a peak C++ artifact with PGO, LTO, and post-link optimizations.

As someone working in a team of 3 with a c++ code base this statement is hilarious hyperbole.

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jeffbee2y ago

How do you explain the almost complete absence of peak-optimized software in the real world? Percona, an entire company dedicated to supporting one stupid program, does not offer a PGO MySQL, much less a BOLTed one. "Try to enable PGO" is still an open issue for Envoy, an 8-year-old project with multiple gigantic companies contributing.

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