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Aug 12, 2015 at 23:02
Using LLVM with very dynamic languages is hard. A discussion of using LLVM for Smalltalk VMs:
Integrating LLVM in Cog ?
Integrating LLVM in Cog ?
Hey guys, As some of you may have guessed, some virtual machine people are asking me on a regular basis questions such as: Why don’t you use LLVM instead of reimplementing it with Sista ? Why…

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