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		derefr on June 20, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Will 7nm And 5nm Really Happen? I said nothing about "compiling to C/C++ as an optimization." I said targeting C++'s semantics (i.e. having only features C++ already has) makes a language fast.

mreiland on June 23, 2014 [–]

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7921511 > If you want all the advantages of C++ compilers, you can write a backend for the language's compiler that generates C++.

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