Is manual software optimization a thing of the past?
Quick summary
arXiv:2609.37849v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Scientific software is increasingly required to process larger datasets while maintaining acceptable execution times. Software optimization traditionally requires substantial expertise in programming, algorithms, and numerical methods. Recent advances in large language models (LLMs) offer the possibility of automating much of this process. We investigate whether LLM-based agents can autonomously achieve substantial performance improvements in scientific software, including mature implementations that have already been extensively optimized by h
Key takeaways
- arXiv:2609.37849v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Scientific software is increasingly required to process larger datasets while maintaining acceptable execution times.
- Software optimization traditionally requires substantial expertise in programming, algorithms, and numerical methods.
- Recent advances in large language models (LLMs) offer the possibility of automating much of this process.
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