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aw1621107today at 8:13 AM0 repliesview on HN

> The compiler cannot remove or reorder instructions that have a visible effect.

You might be surprised! When it comes to UB compilers can and do reorder/eliminate instructions with side effects, resulting in "time travel" [0].

IIRC the upcoming version of the C standard bans this behavior, but the C++ standard still allows it (for now, at least).

[0]: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20140627-00/?p=63...