Compiler Optimizations       

Programming Languages Accomplishment | 1970 - 1990

IBM researchers: John Cocke, Fran Allen

Where the work was done: IBM T.J. Watson Research Center

What we accomplished: Allen (left) and Cocke developed a wide variety of optimizations to make compiler-produced code comparable to or sometimes superior to hand-coded assembly, including global flow analyses.

Related links: Wikipedia Entry on Dataflow Analysis

Image credit: John Cocke (iment); Fran Allen (iment)

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