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Sulong - Execution of LLVM-based languages on the JVM position paper

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Abstract

For the last decade, the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) has been a popular platform to host languages other than Java. Language implementation frameworks like Truffle allow the implementation of dynamic languages such as JavaScript or Ruby with competitive performance and completeness. However, statically typed languages are still rare under Truffle. We present Sulong, an LLVM IR interpreter that brings all LLVM-based languages including C, C++, and Fortran in one stroke to the JVM. Executing these languages on the JVM enables a wide area of future research, including high- performance interoperability between high-level and low- level languages, combination of static and dynamic optimizations, and a memory-safe execution of otherwise unsafe and unmanaged languages.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceeding ICOOOLPS '16 Proceedings of the 11th Workshop on Implementation, Compilation, Optimization of Object-Oriented Languages, Programs and Systems Article No. 7
Place of PublicationNew York
PublisherACM
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781450348379
ISBN (Print)978-1-4503-4837-9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 17 Jul 2016

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

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)

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