They also implemented a fast Smalltalk VM in 1983 which is described in this book: http://sdmeta.gforge.inria.fr/FreeBooks/BitsOfHistory/BitsOfHistory.pdf http:

They also implemented a fast Smalltalk VM in 1983 which is described in this book: http://sdmeta.gforge.inria.fr/FreeBooks/BitsOfHistory/BitsOfHistory.pdf http://sdmeta.gforge.inria.fr/FreeBooks/BitsOfHistory/BitsOf.... It influenced the Self VM which influenced the Java HotSpot and the JS V8 VM. EDIT: here is an interesting talk about the Self project and its origins: https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/1238844.1238853?dl=GUIDE&WantType=Proceedings&coll=GUIDE&part=series&CFTOKEN=60061704&title=HOPL&type=series&idx=SERIES003&CFID=32568898 https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/1238844.1238853?dl=GUIDE&Want...