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Trying to look smart by dissing Matt is not a good idea.

• f1shy 9mo ago
  AKA you get exactly the opposite…
• mattgodbolt 9mo ago
  I dunno he can honestly be quite a jerk sometimes
  • yeasku 9mo ago
    Bro...
• nickysielicki 9mo ago
  Have you considered that maybe Matt isn’t all that surprised by this optimization, but he is excited about how cool it is, and he wants readers of all backgrounds to also be excited about how cool it is, and is just feigning surprise so that he can share a sense of excitement with his audience? It’s writing for effect.
  • yeasku 9mo ago
    Everybody who has seen any video of Matt knows that. You can be surprised about things you know for years. For example I am surprised every time I think about js coalescing even tougth I know it for decades.
    • nickysielicki 9mo ago
      The one that always gets me is what Truffle/JRuby was capable of, ten years ago: https://x.com/chrisgseaton/status/619885182104043520 https://x.com/chrisgseaton/status/619885182104043520 https://x.com/chrisgseaton/status/619888649866448896 https://x.com/chrisgseaton/status/619888649866448896