Authors Info & ClaimsArticle No.: 174, Pages 671 - 691Published: 20 June 2024 Publication HistoryAbstractTo optimize a program, a compiler needs precise information about it. Significant effort is dedicated to improving the ability of compilers to analyze programs, with the expectation that more information results in better optimization. But this assumption does not always hold: due to unexpected interactions between compiler components and phase ordering issues, sometimes more information lead...