Re:Actually Portable Executable
by madsbuch on Friday February 26, 2021 @10:49AM
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The problem with C/C++ and "newer" languages is that programs need to be individually compiled or have an interpreter installed to execute them - the main problem the author is solving.
The author precisely realises that there used to be multiple architectures, just like you, but also notices that we have converges on x86-64 - what she terms the lingua franca.
I also completely follows her sentiment, that we should not switch ISA unless there is a very real computation per power unit benefit of doing so.
The author precisely realises that there used to be multiple architectures, just like you, but also notices that we have converges on x86-64 - what she terms the lingua franca.
I also completely follows her sentiment, that we should not switch ISA unless there is a very real computation per power unit benefit of doing so.