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QBE vs. LLVM

Both QBE and LLVM are compiler backends using an SSA representation. This document will explain why LLVM does not make QBE a redundant project. Obviously, everything following is biased, because written by me.

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QEMU 8.0

We’d like to announce the availability of the QEMU 8.0.0 release. This release contains 2800+ commits from 238 authors.

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Emacs, naked

When it gets too cold, you can always put on more layers of clothing. But when it gets too hot, after a while you can't take off any more. -- RMS This is GNU Em...

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Hints for writing Unix tools

The workaday world of a modern programmer abounds with Unix tools, stitched together in myriad ways. While good tools integrate seamlessly with your own environment, bad ones will constantly frustrate your efforts. Good tools have a seemingly limitless application, constrained only by your own imagination. Bad tools…