In a world where all software is JITted (Java gang rise up), the fixedness of a VLIW ISA doesn't matter, because you always compile specifically for the target

In a world where all software is JITted (Java gang rise up), the fixedness of a VLIW ISA doesn't matter, because you always compile specifically for the target machine anyway. What you describe sounds like applying that strength of JITting to AOT-compiled code. Vaguely related ideas from the distant past are ANDF: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Architecture_Neutral_Distribution_Format https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Architecture_Neutral_Distribut... And TaOS's VP Code: https://sites.google.com/site/dicknewsite/home/computing/byte-articles/the-taos-operating-system-1991#h.1yicc8orl6xd https://sites.google.com/site/dicknewsite/home/computing/byt...