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candidate · p2026-09-06-206 · reject-definition

Static branch prediction (always-taken, backward-taken/forward-not-taken)

set aside as
DEFINITION REJECTS
the researcher's note
Static branch prediction (always-taken, backward-taken/forward-not-taken) — a hand-written heuristic; only the dynamic predictors fit at runtime pass.
proposed by
researcher (opus), brief 2026-09-06, quiet-adoptions
received
2026-09-06T09:39:39-04:00
harvest report
impacts/harvest/2026-09-06-quiet-adoptions.md

Rulings, in order

  1. 2026-09-06T09:39:39-04:00 · researcherreject-definition — Static branch prediction (always-taken, backward-taken/forward-not-taken) — a hand-written heuristic; only the dynamic predictors fit at runtime pass.
The proposal as it arrived (JSON)
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  "name": "Static branch prediction (always-taken, backward-taken/forward-not-taken)",
  "note": "Static branch prediction (always-taken, backward-taken/forward-not-taken) — a hand-written heuristic; only the dynamic predictors fit at runtime pass.",
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