I Implement Ssa Form

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kccqzy

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Compiler DesignSsa FormJit Compilation

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The author shares a GitHub gist on implementing SSA form in compilers, sparking a thoughtful discussion about compiler design and JIT compilation alternatives.

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kccqzyAuthor

2 months ago

I was recently tasked by my manager to investigate whether we should replace LLVM-based JIT with something else in an internal work project. And I came across this nice opinionated document on GitHub about how one might implement SSA in a compiler. The author, pizlonator, is pretty famous and is behind the B3 JIT compiler in WebKit.

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