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Meet Wren: https://github.com/wren-lang/wren
Any reference for C-like performance?
With double-NaN pointers I would say no C performance.
LLVM from a Go Perspective
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Re: LLVM from a Go Perspective
#12Hmm, not sure I agree that LLVM has little documentation. My experience using it has been pretty smooth. Regardless, compiling functions from a language you know to LLVM IR is a good way to learn how IR works. You can do this for C(++) with the clang --emit-llvm switch. In addition, many optimizers in LLVM are geared towards the IR patterns clang emits.
Yes, there is a fair bit of documentation. But it is nowhere near any popular general purposes language. Also, most documentation isn't very accessible if you're not a compiler developer already.
(Note: I'm the author of the post)
Re: LLVM from a Go Perspective
#13Hmm, not sure I agree that LLVM has little documentation. My experience using it has been pretty smooth. Regardless, compiling functions from a language you know to LLVM IR is a good way to learn how IR works. You can do this for C(++) with the clang --emit-llvm switch. In addition, many optimizers in LLVM are geared towards the IR patterns clang emits.
Yes, there is a fair bit of documentation. But it is nowhere near any popular general purposes language. Also, most documentation isn't very accessible if you're not a compiler developer already. (Note: I'm the author of the post)
If someone wants to get started on building a LLVM backed language, I’d recommend go with the Kaleidoscope tutorial [0] if one is new to compilers.
Re: LLVM from a Go Perspective
#14> compiler libraries such as LLVM make this a whole lot easier, making it possible for a single person to develop a new language that is close to C in terms of performance. The TinyGo project is interesting, but it is not a new language developed by a single person as Go is not a new language. Wondering is there any such single person project implementing a compiler for a new language using LLVM and delivering close…
Yes, Cone: http://cone.jondgoodwin.com/
Re: LLVM from a Go Perspective
#15> compiler libraries such as LLVM make this a whole lot easier, making it possible for a single person to develop a new language that is close to C in terms of performance. The TinyGo project is interesting, but it is not a new language developed by a single person as Go is not a new language. Wondering is there any such single person project implementing a compiler for a new language using LLVM and delivering close…
Meet Wren: https://github.com/wren-lang/wren
Wren doesn't use LLVM nor claims C-like performance. It's a (fast) dynamic, interpreted language.