in reply to Re: Perl 5 Optimizing Compiler, Part 6: A Love Letter To Dave Mitchell, chromatic, and BrowserUK
in thread Perl 5 Optimizing Compiler, Part 6: A Love Letter To Dave Mitchell, chromatic, and BrowserUK

Philip,

Yes, a Java virtual machine is definitely a possibility for the backend. This would likely be part of a "non-guts" approach as (vaguely) outlined in my previous thread:

Perl 5 Optimizing Compiler, Part 5: A Vague Outline Emerges

Thanks,
~ Will
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