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hndc | 22 days ago

Deterministic compilation, aka reproducible builds, has been a basic software engineering concept and goal for 40+ years. Perhaps you could provide some examples of compilers that produce non-deterministic output along with your bad news.

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mike_hearn|22 days ago

JIT compilers.

hndc|21 days ago

Compiler artifact is still deterministic. Clearly not referring to runtime behavior that is input-dependent

booleandilemma|22 days ago

Account created 11 months ago. They're probably just some slop artist with too much confidence. They probably don't even know what a compiler is.

ChrisGreenHeur|22 days ago

He is a software engineer with a comp.sci masters degree with about 15 years industry experience with primarily C++. Currently employed at a company that you most likely know the name of.