RPython, the framework used to create PyPy #4
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Estimated duration: 1 hour
RPython is the framework implemented and used by the PyPy project to create interpreters for dynamic languages with built in JIT support. It can also be used to implement other languages like Ruby.
I want to talk about how RPython can be used to create a compiled executable, and also how Just-In-Time compilation works (and why it's so difficult in dynamic languages), and how RPython manages to implement Just-In-Time compilation.
Maybe we will even implement a JITed interpreter for a tiny toy language.