Specs vs. Reality: Building a JIT Compiler

The spec says one thing - real-world implementations say another. Building the YK JIT compiler revealed a hard truth: Python, Ruby & Lua specs are inherently incomplete. The real source of truth? The standard C reference implementation. Laurence Tratt explains why C interpreters dictate real-world behavior. 🔗 Watch now [transcript included] - https://bit.ly/3Uuvp2I #ProgrammingLanguages #Compilers #Python #Ruby #Lua #SoftwareEngineering #InfoQ