Abstract
Truffle is a Java-based framework for developing high-performance language runtimes. Language implementers aiming at developing new runtimes have to design all the runtime mechanisms for managing dynamically typed objects from scratch. This not only leads to potential code duplication, but also impacts the actual time needed to develop a fully-fledged runtime.
In this paper we address this issue by introducing a common object storage model (OSM) for Truffle that can be used by language implementers to develop new runtimes. The OSM is generic, language-agnostic, and portable, as it can be used to implement a great variety of dynamic languages. It is extensible, featuring built-in support for custom extension mechanisms. It is also high-performance, as it is designed to benefit from the optimizing compiler in the Truffle framework. Our initial evaluation indicates that the Truffle OSM can be used to implement high-performance language runtimes, with no performance overhead when compared to language-specific solutions.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceeding PPPJ '14 Proceedings of the 2014 International Conference on Principles and Practices of Programming on the Java platform: Virtual machines, Languages, and Tools |
| Publisher | ACM New York |
| Pages | 133-144 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781450330640 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-1-4503-2926-2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Sept 2014 |
Fields of science
- 102 Computer Sciences
- 102009 Computer simulation
- 102011 Formal languages
- 102013 Human-computer interaction
- 102022 Software development
- 102024 Usability research
- 102029 Practical computer science
JKU Focus areas
- Computation in Informatics and Mathematics
- Engineering and Natural Sciences (in general)