[hndc]

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.

[mike_hearn]

JIT compilers.

[hndc]

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

[mike_hearn]

The output of the compiler isn't deterministic. It depends a lot on timing and how that affects the profiles.

[booleandilemma]

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]

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.