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Cliff Click @ VMSS16: Bits of Advice For the VM Writer

softdevteamuk · 4.2K views · 2016-07-07 · 1:15:09

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Cliff Click, author of HotSpot's JIT compiler, shares hard-won advice for people writing virtual machines at the VMSS16 workshop. Topics include interpreters, JITs and performance lessons.

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HN recommends it, and Cliff Click's talks in general, as practical wisdom from someone who built HotSpot and worked on Azul's VMs.

Recommended by 2 HN people across 4 months · HN mentions 2017–2021

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Compilers, interpreters & program analysisSoftware performance & optimization
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filereaper · 2021-11 · Strong recommendation

I strongly recommend following and listening to videos by Cliff Click who wrote HotSpot and worked on Azul and other VMs. Cliff also has Coffee Compiler Club sessions on Fridays. - [LINK] - [VIDEO]

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filereaper · 2019-03 · Strong recommendation

I highly recommend folks to view this talk by the venerable Cliff Click called "Bits of Advice For the VM Writer" [1] Of particular interest are Continuation Style Passing Interpreters [2] and how much of a speedup you can get by going to raw assembly. The talk has lessons Cliff learned from his years on the JVM but those can be adapted easily to other runtimes. [1] [VIDEO] [2] [LINK]

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filereaper · 2017-03 · Strong recommendation

Very poor, there's no mention of continuation style passing interpreters. If anyone's curious about tales from the battlefield, highly recommend Cliff Click's talks (any of them) [1] [1] [VIDEO]

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