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> Because there are no pointers in Fortran, only arrays, and because arguments to functions aren't allowed to alias [...], aggressive optimization and vectorization is easier.

Can you explain this like I'm 12?

What's an example of an aggressive optimization you can make based on arguments not being aliased and there being no pointers?

parent Sohcahtoa82 3 years ago

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