Compiler generated Let's see what our compilers are compiling to. General compiler remarks GCC C hello_world.c Functions function_int_int_int.c return_struct.c switch switch3.c switch6.c switch6_spread.c switch6_very_spread.c Cast int to long Floating point float_sum.c float2int.c sqrt.c Optimization for_empty.c while_infinite.c use_rax_return.c restrict.c builtin_no_side_effect.c builtin_inline.c CSE CSE function CSE large function Branch prediction __builtin_expect __builtin_expect off Precalculate loop Precalculate loop without init Bound simplficiation C++ class template constexpr.cpp atomic.cpp this_method.cpp virtual.cpp libc memcmp.c ELF sections bss.c bss_static.c common.c data.c TODO Optimizations Strength reduction, like multiplication to lea https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strength_reduction