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and how, pray tell, are intrinsics implemented?

• pjmlp 4y ago
  The JIT compiler reckognizes them and give special meaning, see linked article.
  • efficax 4y ago
    i was being rhetorical, the intrinsics are implemented in native code
    • pjmlp 4y ago
      From Java code AOT compiled into native code, better learn about compilers instead of being rhetorical.
      • efficax 4y ago
        We're literally saying the same thing. Java compiled into a native code library for each target with intrinsics that give access to things like CPU registers is just another way of implementing intrinsics in native code
        • kaba0 4y ago
          And native code is not C or C++? How do you think the very first C compiler were written? Spoiler, it was bootstrapped with assembly which was bootstrapped with machine code.