pessimising compiler

pessimising compiler

/pes'*-mi:z"ing k*m-pi:l"r/ (Antonym of "optimising compiler") A compiler that produces object code that isworse than the straightforward or obvious hand translation.The implication is that the compiler is actually trying tooptimise the program, but through excessive cleverness isdoing the opposite. A few pessimizing compilers have beenwritten on purpose, however, as pranks or burlesques.