Hacker News with Generative AI: Compilation

Pallene: A statically typed ahead-of-time compiled sister language to Lua, with (github.com/pallene-lang)
Pallene is a statically typed and ahead-of-time compiled sister language to Lua, with a focus on performance.
Programming Languages, Lua, Performance, Static Typing, Compilation
24 points by todsacerdoti 7 days ago | 3 comments
Using C++ type aliasing to avoid the ODR problem with conditional compilation (microsoft.com)
Some time ago, I discussed the C++ concept of ill-formed no diagnostic required (IFNDR). A common accidental source of this is violating the One Definition Rule (ODR) by defining a class or function differently based on compile-time switches.
C++, Programming, Software Development, Compilation
5 points by signa11 20 days ago | 2 comments
Compilation of JavaScript to WASM, Part 3: Partial Evaluation (cfallin.org)
This is the final post of a three-part series covering my work on "fast JS on Wasm"; the first post covered PBL, a portable interpreter that supports inline caches, the second post covered ahead-of-time compilation in general terms, and this post discusses how we actually build the ahead-of-time compiler backends. Please read the first two posts for useful context!
JavaScript, WebAssembly, Compilation, Performance Optimization
4 points by luu 78 days ago | 0 comments
Incremental compilation instantly rebuilds the Zig compiler [video] (youtube.com)
Programming Languages, Compilation, Software Development
92 points by kristoff_it 101 days ago | 15 comments
Compiling Java into native binaries with Graal and Mill (mill-build.org)
One recent development is the ability to compile Java programs into self-contained native binaries. This provides more convenient single-file distributions, faster startup time, and lower memory footprint, at a cost of slower creation time and limitations around reflection and dynamic classloading. This article explores how you can get started building your Java program into a native binary, using the Mill build tool and the Graal native-image compiler, and how to think about the benefits and challenges of doing so.
Java, Compilation, Native Binaries, Build Tools, Performance
154 points by lihaoyi 111 days ago | 99 comments
How to compile Java into native binaries with Mill and Graal (mill-build.org)
One recent development is the ability to compile Java programs into self-contained native binaries. This provides more convenient single-file distributions, faster startup time, and lower memory footprint, at a cost of slower creation time and limitations around reflection and dynamic classloading. This article explores how you can get started building your Java program into a native binary, using the Mill build tool and the Graal native-image compiler, and how to think about the benefits and challenges of doing so.
Java, Compilation, Native Binaries, Graal, Mill
23 points by thunderbong 111 days ago | 1 comments
Polyhedral Compilation (polyhedral.info)
Polyhedral compilation encompasses the compilation techniques that rely on the representation of programs, especially those involving nested loops and arrays, thanks to parametric polyhedra FEAUTRIER1988PARAMETRICWILDE1993POLYLIBLOECHNER1999POLYLIB or Presburger relations KELLY1996OMEGAVERDOOLAEGE2010ISL, and that exploit combinatorial and geometrical optimizations on these objects to analyze and optimize the programs.
Compilation, Computer Science, Optimization, Programming Languages
32 points by lpage 120 days ago | 7 comments
Swc4j: SWC for Java (github.com/caoccao)
swc4j (SWC for Java) is an ultra-fast JavaScript and TypeScript compilation and bundling tool on JVM.
Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, Compilation, Bundling
70 points by stefankuehnel 140 days ago | 17 comments
Compiling Full-Featured JavaScript to WASM (twitter.com)
JavaScript, WebAssembly, Compilation
7 points by tmikov 150 days ago | 0 comments
Compilation on the GPU? A Feasibility Study (dl.acm.org)
GPU, Compilation, Feasibility Study, Performance
27 points by luu 171 days ago | 13 comments
Compilation on the GPU? A Feasibility Study (2022) (dl.acm.org)
The emergence of highly parallel architectures has led to a renewed interest in parallel compilation.
GPU, Compilation, Feasibility Study, Computer Science
5 points by fanf2 172 days ago | 0 comments
Compiling Bigloo Scheme to WebAssembly (igalia.com)
In the JavaScript world, browser implementations have focused on JIT compilation as a high-performance implementation technique. Recently, new applications of JS, such as on cloud compute and edge compute platforms, have driven interest in non-JIT implementations of the language. For these kinds of use cases, fast startup and predictable performance can make traditional implementation approaches appealing. An example implementation is QuickJS, which compiles JS to a bytecode format and interprets the bytecodes.
WebAssembly, Programming Languages, JavaScript, Compilation
15 points by benatkin 220 days ago | 0 comments
Bear is a tool that generates a compilation database for Clang tooling (github.com/rizsotto)
Bear is a tool that generates a compilation database for clang tooling.
Software, Compilation, Clang, Tools, GitHub
47 points by nateb2022 227 days ago | 22 comments
Compilation of JavaScript to WASM, Part 2: Ahead-of-Time vs. JIT (cfallin.org)
JavaScript, WebAssembly, Compilation, Performance
93 points by cfallin 269 days ago | 8 comments
Copy-and-Patch: Fast compilation for high-level languages and bytecode (2020) (arxiv.org)
Compilation, High-Level Languages, Bytecode, Computer Science, Performance
182 points by tosh 355 days ago | 50 comments