This is a short blurb about a specific optimization present in Erlang 20.0 which is scheduled for release in June 2017. The README file… (more…)

This PR introduces BeamAsm, a JIT compiler for the Erlang VM. Implementation BeamAsm provides load-time conversion of Erlang beam instructions into native code on x86-64. This allows the loader to ... (more…)

This story (like the last one) was also inspired by the curiosity of my students at Cali, Colombia. The question, this time, is: When and why does the bang (!) operator fail?

alpaca - Functional programming inspired by ML for the Erlang VM... (more…)

Follow the links and be prepared to have your mind moderately blown. (more…)