Re: Do we really need virtual machines?

Scott Moore <samiam@moorecad.com>
4 Oct 2004 00:40:47 -0400

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From: Scott Moore <samiam@moorecad.com>
Newsgroups: comp.compilers
Date: 4 Oct 2004 00:40:47 -0400
Organization: Comcast Online
References: 04-10-013 04-10-037
Keywords: VM, UNCOL
Posted-Date: 04 Oct 2004 00:40:47 EDT

Jürgen Kahrs wrote:


> Our moderator (John) has pointed out _very_ often that language
> designers should first learn the lessons of the UNCOL period (1960s)
> before they start inventing yet another UNCOL-variant. Nobody
> listens to John; they are just too busy.


In addition, despite the fact that most people were reminded of P-code
when Java came out, Sun attempted to put the JVM on silicon and
achieved EXACTLY the same results Western Digital did when they tried
to put the P-machine on silicon, namely a processor that could not run
bytecode as fast as a general purpose machine. Turns out all that
register manipulation and multiple modes makes a difference after all.


The tired saying that applies is: The first thing you learn from
history is that nobody learns from history.
--
Samiam is Scott A. Moore

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