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   On 2025-10-30, David Brown  wrote:   
   > If I were developing a compiler, I would not advertise any kind of   
   > lines-per-second value.  It is a totally useless metric - as useless as   
   > measuring developer performance on the lines of code he/she writes per day.   
      
   If that were your only advantage, you'd have to flout it.   
      
   "[[ Our compiler emits lousy code, emits only half the required ISO   
   diagnostics (and those are all there are), and is compatible with only   
   75% of your system's header files, and 80% of the ABI, but ...]] have you   
   seen the raw speed in lines per second?"   
      
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