Exactly. It's not associated with Trump - so why not pick a title that doesn't risk people even having to ask that question?
The author of this piece is based in Berlin. I'm certain they weren't thinking about any negative potential connotations that this title could hold - they were just reusing a common phrase.
But why change it then? If the article has no connection, then the people complaining are the issue, they should fix themselves, it's not the author's job to cater to that.
By using this title, it is the author, not readers, that brings politics into the discussion. It has a connection, right there in the title.
Maybe it is just a joke, a way to boost clicks, or some kind of myopic view that says technical people are above politics, a mix of that, none of the above, I don't know.
But let's not pretend it was not made on purpose.
Authors constantly adapt their writing to their audience.
Alternative titles that convey more information, invites no political discussion, and don't break HN guidelines:
- "Speeding up LLVM by 10%"
- "Reducing compilation times for LLVM 11"
- "10 optimisations for LLVM" (ok this one is click-baity)
Alternative titles the author would probably have self-consored to cater to audiences:
- "Guess what LLVM? hash tables faster than linear lookup" (accusatory, rude)
- "LLVM getting a Summer Body" (fatphobic)
- "Honey I Shrunk the Compilation Time", "Oh Hi CTMark" (pop-culture is generational, and frankly those jokes are horrible)
The author of this piece is based in Berlin. I'm certain they weren't thinking about any negative potential connotations that this title could hold - they were just reusing a common phrase.