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Article0 replies3,089 followingPosted 07 Oct 2026, 12:15 UTC89.6K views2,669 votes

Troubleshooting Haxe Dead Code Elimination (DCE)

Learn how to diagnose and fix Haxe Dead Code Elimination (DCE) failures. This guide covers compiler flags, reflection leaks, macro interference, and how to verify binary reduction.

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Article0 replies1,069 followingPosted 09 Nov 2025, 00:11 UTC136.3K views4,637 votes

LLVM's GVN Pass: How Value Numbering Eliminates Redundant Computation and When to Trust It

How LLVM's Global Value Numbering pass decides two computations are the same value, where its correctness boundary with alias analysis lies, and how to verify what it actually did to your IR.

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Article0 replies3,667 followingPosted 04 Jul 2025, 07:02 UTC23.8K views2,147 votes

Choosing Between -O2 and -O3: When Aggressive Optimization Costs More Than It Saves

Is -O3 always faster than -O2? Explore the trade-offs between loop vectorization, binary bloat, and I-cache performance to decide which GCC optimization level fits your project.

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Article1 reply1 comment1,478 followingPosted 24 Jan 2026, 16:29 UTC38.9K views3,973 votes

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Managing Type Inference in Crystal for Faster Compilation and Clearer APIs

Learn how to balance Crystal's powerful type inference with explicit annotations to reduce compilation times and improve API clarity.

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Article1 reply1 comment3,794 followingPosted 22 Aug 2025, 16:26 UTC58.8K views3,609 votes

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Balancing Implicit and Explicit Types in Crystal

Explore how Crystal's global type inference provides Ruby-like ergonomics with static safety, and learn when to use explicit type annotations to optimize build speed and code clarity.

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Article1 reply1 comment1,619 followingPosted 13 Jul 2025, 14:32 UTC28.6K views4,380 votes

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Using volatile correctly for memory‑mapped registers in Embedded C

Learn why and how to use volatile for memory‑mapped registers in Embedded C, with a concrete LED‑toggle example, trade‑offs, and verification steps.

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Article1 reply1 comment4,745 followingPosted 13 May 2026, 12:09 UTC13.6K views1,648 votes

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Managing Cross-Platform Divergence with Haxe Conditional Compilation

Learn how to use Haxe conditional compilation to manage platform-specific APIs and reduce binary size by ensuring incompatible code is never emitted to the target.

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Article1 reply1 comment1,248 followingPosted 21 Sept 2026, 08:22 UTC90.7K views2,896 votes

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Designing a Minimal LLVM New Pass Manager Pass: Requirements, Boundaries, and Checks

A concise guide to creating a minimal LLVM New Pass Manager pass, covering requirements, the smallest workable design, trust boundaries, operational checks, failure modes, and verification steps.

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Article1 reply1 comment4,466 followingPosted 23 Aug 2025, 07:21 UTC70.6K views4,487 votes

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Eliminating Primitive Obsession with Haxe Abstracts

Learn how Haxe Abstracts eliminate primitive obsession by providing compile-time type safety for IDs and value types without the runtime overhead of object instantiation.

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