I found this series also enlightening, especially if you're curious about the LLVM route: https://eli.thegreenplace.net/2017/adventures-in-jit-compilation-part-

I found this series also enlightening, especially if you're curious about the LLVM route: https://eli.thegreenplace.net/2017/adventures-in-jit-compilation-part-1-an-interpreter/ https://eli.thegreenplace.net/2017/adventures-in-jit-compila... (see parts 2 and 3)