<i>&quot;Proebsting’s Law: improvements to compiler technology double the performance of typical programs every 18 years.&quot;</i><p>Comment left by Peter Norvig, read paper at <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=10699136" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=10699136</a>