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code-layout
- Aug 21, 2026 Profile-Guided Optimization and Hot-Cold Code Splitting Profile data turns optimization decisions from static guesses into frequency estimates, and splitting cold paths out of hot functions is what converts that knowledge into layout, register, and inlining wins. compilers
- May 13, 2026 Static Branch Prediction and the Branch Delay Slot How compilers and instruction sets answered the control hazard before dynamic predictors existed, and why delay slots were abandoned once pipelines got deeper. computer architecture