>>In such a case the code would no doubt run faster than the same code not 'optimized', but I think the "magic" of optimization probably doesn't extend to 'internally rewriting the programmer's code to run as fast as possible'.
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>Actually, it does. For an overview of some of the things modern compilers can do, check out http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnvc60/html/optcode.asp

That is most interesting and VERY impressive. Thanks for that link Al.

Jim