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LLVM Intermediate Representation is better than assembly
The crucial part is IR. It's a common language that sits between the high-level program and the low-level backend . IR is used to express high level concepts and is specific enough that any backend can produce a fast machine code.
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- HN comments
- 278
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Software EngineeringProgramming Languages2013
On Hacker News
| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 2013 | LLVM Intermediate Representation is better than assembly by majke | 312 | 220 |
| Jan 1, 2017 | IR is better than assembly (2013) by oherrala | 153 | 58 |
Cited in comments
Linked from 3 Hacker News comments by 3 different people, from Mar 2017 to Jul 2020.
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- loopz · Jul 23, 2020
- childintime · Jul 26, 2019
- CalChris · Mar 14, 2017
