Stories by luu

What are the pros and cons of register-based VMs versus stack-based VMs?

The hidden performance costs of instantiating Throwables (2013)

Robin Hood and Friar Tuck

Why can't C# become F#?

Registers vs. stacks for interpreter design (2003)

Java performance tuning survey results

Ocaml: Error Handling

Doerr and Moritz Stir VCs in One-On-One Showdown

Writing a code coverage tool

The Difficult Task of Fighting Inequality with Labor Unions

LeBron James Jr. And the Professionalization of 4th Grade Sports

Made in China for us: Air pollution as well as exports

Sweet Briar College is shutting down at the end of this academic year

Writing simple-check

Social conformity despite individual preferences for distinctiveness

Debugging on Linux for s/390 and z/Architecture

ARM Cortex-A57 Software Optimisation Guide [pdf]

Silicon Valley and the End of Architecture

Examples of good gotos in C or C++

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