could reducing memory-aliasing ,be a goal ,as to unlock further optimizations.

[gintominto5329]

hi,

avoiding memory-aliasing is one of the biggest reasons for standard FORTRAN ,to beat equivalent c-lang code
is carbon working to tackle this problem of c[++]?

thanks

[chandlerc]

Our goals already include performance. We try to have goals that are higher level than specific approaches though, and reducing memory-aliasing is just one specific approach.

FWIW, it's not clear to me to what extent the optimization capabilities of Fortran remain importantly superior to C++ these days -- a lot has changed about software, optimizing compilers, hardware, and C++ itself. But if Carbon makes it far enough for this kind of performance detail to be an area of focus (right now we're a bit focused on C++ interop instead), I suspect the community would be interested in proposals that try to address any important gaps here.