17 Nov
2007
17 Nov
'07
12:36 p.m.
Stefan O'Rear wrote:
On Sat, Nov 17, 2007 at 04:31:33PM +0000, Andrew Coppin wrote:
Well, presumably the guys who designed STG did it this way for a really good reason, and they know far more than me, so... ;-)
The STG-machine was brilliant when it was designed, but times have changed. In particular, indirect jumps are no longer cheap. Pointer tagging has allowed STG to hobble into the 21st century, but really the air is ripe for a new abstract machine.
You volunteering? 0;-)