Compilers can be improved over time, but this is a slow process. “Proebsting’s Law” is an old joke which suggested that advances in compiler optimization will double the speed of a computation every 18 years — but if anything this is optimistic. Slow compiler evolution is never a good thing, but this is particularly problematic in today’s environment of rapid innovation in GPUs, TPUs, and other entertaining platforms. One of my research group’s major goals is to create technologies that enable s...