Viua VM: parallel, register-based, bytecode virtual machine

Re:Viua VM: parallel, register-based, bytecode virtual machine by kodablah on Tuesday April 03, 2018 @05:15PM (#16749339)

Can I get some background on who is behind this project and if there is an initial target/goal that led to its creation? Found a bit of detail at [0], now just curious its background and maybe even why the choice of licensing.

0 - https://github.com/marekjm/viuavm

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Re:Viua VM: parallel, register-based, bytecode virtual machine by maelkum on Wednesday April 04, 2018 @02:08AM (#16752387)

Hi, Viua VM's developer here - I am behind this project.

The initial target/goal for me was to create a programming language, but I found it hard to dig into GCC (didn't know about LLVM then), so I decided to create my own runtime VM. Thus, the VM was born.

Why I chose GNU GPL v3? Simply because I am a strong proponent of Free Software (you may have also found that Viua has a page on GNU Savannah).

A piece of trivia: why name it "Viua"? "Viua" is pronounced a bit like "wiła" in Polish. Wiła is a female daemon in Slavic mythology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supernatural_beings_in_Slavic_...

If you have any other questions, just ask!

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