Comment by RossBencina
4 days ago
> Only in c or c++ world people act like understanding how compiler internals work (often poorly) is desired
I think this says more about other parts of the developer ecosystem than about C and C++. Understanding how the compilers work (and how CPUs work) is fundamental to software development.
>Understanding how the compilers work (and how CPUs work) is fundamental to software development.
Well, you can get very, very far without understanding compiler passes and how CPUs work