QBE: A Compact Compiler Backend Offering 70% Performance with 10% of the Code
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smartmic
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Summary
QBE is a lightweight compiler backend designed to deliver about 70% of the performance of industrial optimizing compilers while using only 10% of the code. It prioritizes a small, hackable C codebase and focuses on essential optimizations with a good impact-to-weight ratio, aiming to foster language innovation by providing a compact, user-friendly, and performant backend solution.
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QBE fosters language innovation by offering a compact user-friendly and performant backend.
The size limit constrains QBE to focus on the essential and prevents embarking on a never-ending path of diminishing returns.
The C codebase of QBE is intended to remain hobby-scale and pleasant to hack on.
QBE is a compiler backend that aims to provide 70% of the
performance of industrial optimizing compilers in 10% of the code.
QBE fosters language innovation by offering a compact user-friendly
and performant backend.
The size limit constrains QBE to focus
