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Compiling and Optimizing Scripting Languages

Google TechTalks · talk · Watch on YouTube

Compilers, interpreters & program analysisPython, Ruby & scripting languages

What it is

Paul Biggar's Google Tech Talk on compiling and optimizing scripting languages, drawn from his work on the phc ahead-of-time PHP compiler. He covers runtime typing, aliasing and code generation challenges, and argues AOT can compete with JIT.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Cited in PHP compiler and language-implementation discussions as an honest account of the real difficulties of compiling dynamic languages.

  • 1 people recommended it
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  • first 2011, last 2020

What HN commenters said

  1. “Some great examples of disappointments and challenges!”

    Challenges of compiling PHP and keeping early gains

    sgrove, 2016-12 · Recommendation · in “Nectar: A Native JavaScript Compiler Inspired by Crystal Lang and Nim Lang”

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Topics: php, phc, ahead-of-time compilation, compiler optimization, dynamic languages

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