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| | | | | In this post, we are going to take a deep dive into pointer tagging, where metadata is encoded into a word-sized pointer. Doing so allows us to keep a compact representation that can be passed around in machine registers. This is very common in implementing dynamic programming languages, but can really be used anywhere that additional runtime information is needed about a pointer. We will look at a handful of different ways these pointers can be encoded and see how the compiler can optimize them for diff... | |
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| | | | | Introduction In the late mid-90s, the Nintendo 64 and Sony Playstation introduced a new generation of game consoles. Both utilized MIPS CPUs and licensed advanced 3D graphics capabilities from SGI. In fact SGI was the main developer for the N64 hardware as SGI was looking to expand into consumer markets from their lofty usual expensive... | |
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| | | Newborn pilot whales have been spotted mysteriously swimming among pods of orcas. Scientists are trying to puzzle out how the pilot whale calves got there and what happened to them. | ||
