The author compares gcc vs rustc.[1]<p>I&#x27;m curious if the author considered comparing clang vs rustc since both use the LLVM backend.  (I&#x27;m guessing the more mature C++ code generation would still win the benchmark but one could study the intermediate code emitted by clang&#x2F;rustc instead of the final machine code emitted by gcc.)<p>[1]<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;ncm&#x2F;nytm-spelling-bee&#x2F;blob&#x2F;master&#x2F;Makefile" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;ncm&#x2F;nytm-spelling-bee&#x2F;blob&#x2F;master&#x2F;Makefil...</a>