Explore the future of JavaScript virtual machines in this 24-minute JSConf talk. Dive into the dreamscape of a compiler engineer where you can understand and hack JavaScript VMs using only JavaScript knowledge. Learn about innovative concepts like code space tracing, assembly code translation, and check-in conditionals melting. Discover how this approach could revolutionize VM development, making it more accessible and easier to comprehend without the need for extensive C++ or assembly expertise.
Overview
Syllabus
Introduction
toys
performance
plan A
plan B
plan Z
code space
tracing
assembly
code
translator
checkin
conditionals
melting
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