====== Implications of pure and constant functions ======

**''pure''** and **''const''** are **//function attributes//** supported e.g. by ''gcc'' and ''icc''
which provide the compiler with more detailed characteristics of a particular function, so the
compiler can better optimize the resulting code. An nice explanation can be found here:

  * **Implications of pure and constant functions**\\
    [[https://lwn.net/Articles/285332/]]

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 --- //Martin Burnicki [[martin.burnicki@burnicki.net]] 2018-11-02//