> Languages aren't optimized, compilers are
Actually, specific pieces of code get optimized, and compilers that can "undo" optimizations put in to the source code by hand are so rare I daresay they don't exist.
Actually, specific pieces of code get optimized, and compilers that can "undo" optimizations put in to the source code by hand are so rare I daresay they don't exist.
Of course compilers are relevant, but Fortran has long presented optimization possibilities that aren't typically available in other languages, like not passing by reference.