My name is Roland Koo. I am the Product Line Manager for Compilers. XL C and XL C/C++ are key products in portfolio. I have been with IBM for 19 years and for my entire career, I have been involved in compilation technology.

IBM XL C/C++ compilers are specially designed to allow applications to take advantage of virtually all the hardware features provided by IBM processors. They include POWER, System z, Blue Gene, and Cell Broadband Engine architectures. By utilizing leading-edge optimization technologies in IBM compilers, you can improve your return on investment from capital investments in hardware and programmer productivity. XL C/C++ complies with the latest international programming language standards and provides support for code portability between multiple operating systems and hardware platforms.

This blog will contain announcements, product information and product directions. We will also have members of the C/C++ compiler development team contributing to blogs on tips to optimize performance for commercial and scientific workloads on IBM servers, useful product features to help increase programmer productivity, technological advancements, and latest activities on C and C++ language standard committees. There will also be forums for open discussions.

The goal for this blog is to build an XL C/C++ community where customers, partners and compiler developers can meet, share experiences, and exchange ideas. We can also discuss future direction of the C and C++ programming languages, and requirements future releases of XL C/C++ compiler products. Let's all participate in to make this community a vibrant one where everyone benefits.

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