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		iskander on June 27, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How fast can we make interpreted Python? You're probably ready to write your own JIT -- I'd recommend making one for Python ;-) I think after the low-hanging fruit above, there's lot of weird interpreter/compiler folklore on old usenet posts, Forth VM designs, random papers (like the Register vs. Stack machine showdown). There are also some enlightening books like "Lisp in Small Pieces". I'm at SciPy right now and I was just talking to the Julia developers yesterday about the need for a textbook, website, or wiki to gather all this disparate info in one place. Want to help us get it started?

krichman on June 28, 2013 [–]

JIT? ...as soon as I get over my perfectionism long enough to finish the parser :)

I'd enjoy being on a project like that. Can I send you an email?

iskander on June 28, 2013 | [–]

Sure, it's alex dot rubinsteyn atop google's excellent email service.

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