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The Architecture of Open Source Applications: LLVM

• slashnull 12y ago
  Those books are seriously excellent. As a FP nerd I particularly enjoyed the GHC entry.
  • happimess 12y ago
    The entry on Warp in "The Performance of Open Source Applications" was similarly fascinating. http://aosabook.org/en/posa/warp.html http://aosabook.org/en/posa/warp.html
    • slashnull 12y ago
      Wow, I didn't even notice this chapter... Thanks!
• markbnj 12y ago
  I read the first volume, and had two main reactions. The first was that the insight into the structure of tools like Asterix and Audacity and bash was fascinating. The second was that there is not really any common sense of what is "architecture" in software, and what is something else.
• kvark 12y ago
  The architecture of LLVM heavily reminds me of Gallium. API State trackers (GL, D3D) are front-ends, HW drivers are back-ends, and the isolated IR in the middle.
  • evilpie 12y ago
    I don't find that very surprising. It's basically one of the basic compiler models.
  • AceJohnny2 12y ago
    Funny you should say that: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallium3D#LLVM_usage http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallium3D#LLVM_usage
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• joncooper 12y ago
  I am going to require job candidates to read one of these and discuss it with me.