Hacker News with Generative AI: Runtime

MichiganTypeScript: A WebAssembly runtime implemented in TypeScript types (github.com/MichiganTypeScript)
This is a WebAssembly runtime implemented purely in TypeScript types.
WebAssembly, TypeScript, Runtime, Programming Languages
88 points by Philpax 35 days ago | 8 comments
Weak references and garbage collectors (bernsteinbear.com)
From 2018 to 2021, I worked on a greenfield Python runtime called Skybison. One of its major differences from CPython was that it used a moving garbage collector (GC). This I understood in theory—I knew that it ran when the heap filled up, knew we needed handles to update pointers in the runtime’s code, had read the Moon paper (PDF)—but the other day, I wanted to implement weak references and couldn’t immediately figure it out.
Programming, Garbage Collection, Python, Software Development, Runtime
4 points by vortex_ape 88 days ago | 0 comments
CJIT – C, Just in Time (dyne.org)
CJIT is a lightweight C interpreter that lets you run C code instantly, without needing to build it first. Just use the executable interpreter: no extra tools, libs, or headers required.
C, Interpreters, Programming Languages, Runtime
12 points by sharjeelsayed 121 days ago | 0 comments
Float Self-Tagging (arxiv.org)
Dynamic and polymorphic languages must attach information, such as types, to run time objects, and therefore adapt the memory layout of values to include space for this information.
Programming Languages, Memory Management, Runtime
170 points by ndjdjddjsjj 126 days ago | 2 comments
Float Self-Tagging (arxiv.org)
Dynamic and polymorphic languages must attach information, such as types, to run time objects, and therefore adapt the memory layout of values to include space for this information.
Programming Languages, Runtime, Memory Management
87 points by laurenth 127 days ago | 50 comments
CPython Runtime Internals: Key Data Structures and Runtime Bootstrapping (codingconfessions.com)
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Python, Programming, Runtime, Data Structures
6 points by todsacerdoti 187 days ago | 0 comments