Ertl, M. A. (2024). Interpreter vs. Compiler Performance at Run-Time. In Tagungsband des Jahrestreffens 2024 der GI-Fachgruppe “Programmiersprachen und Rechenkonzepte” (pp. 7–12). https://doi.org/10.34726/8799
E194-05 - Forschungsbereich Compilers and Languages
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Published in:
Tagungsband des Jahrestreffens 2024 der GI-Fachgruppe "Programmiersprachen und Rechenkonzepte"
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Volume:
2/2024
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Date (published):
Sep-2024
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Event name:
Jahrestreffens 2024 der GI-Fachgruppe "Programmiersprachen und Rechenkonzepte"
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Event date:
28-Apr-2024 - 30-Apr-2024
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Event place:
Bad Honnef, Germany
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Number of Pages:
6
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Keywords:
interpreter; compiler; performance
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Abstract:
Both ``interpreter'' and ``compiler'' cover a wide range of implementation techniques, and in some cases one can argue where to draw the line. Consequently, both approaches also have a wide performance spread, leading to comparable performance in some cases. The present work looks closely at the SwiftForth JIT compiler and the Gforth interpreter. Even with dynamic superinstructions and IP-update optimizations, Gforth suffers from interpretive overhead, but that is compensated by Gforth's additional sophistication in caching stack items in registers, an optimization that SwiftForth does not employ.
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Research Areas:
Computer Engineering and Software-Intensive Systems: 100%
