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May 6, 2016 at 07:41
Microsoft have written a SSA optimiser for their C++ toolchain! https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/vcblog/2016/05/04/new-code-optimizer/ (pretty accessible blog post for a compiler)
Introducing a new, advanced Visual C++ code optimizer - C++ Team Blog
Introducing a new, advanced Visual C++ code optimizer - C++ Team Blog
We are excited to announce the preview release of a new, advanced code optimizer for the Visual C++ compiler backend. It provides many improvements for both code size and performance, bringing the optimizer to a new standard of quality expected from a modern native compiler. This is the first public release and we are encouraging […]

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