Thanks @mattgodbolt for reminding me what a many-tentacled pile of slimy horrors the x86 instruction set is.

But the types! The types! You can't do that with pointers!

[gibbering, weeping and gnashing of teeth noises in south London]

https://xania.org/202512/02-adding-integers

#AdventOfCompilerOptimisations #AdventOfAbominations

Addressing the adding situation — Matt Godbolt’s blog

We learn why adding on x86 isn't as obvious as you might think