I remember something similar that enabled you to embed machine code in VB6 programs, which involved a magic constant that was sort of an entry point into a stri

I remember something similar that enabled you to embed machine code in VB6 programs, which involved a magic constant that was sort of an entry point into a string containing opcodes. I don't remember the specifics, it's been a while, but nowadays it's very likely a horrible no-go anyway because you're executing data. Still, was a nifty trick that allowed you to get more performance out of a language that wasn't very fast to begin with.