The execution process is one of the key distinctions between interpreters and compilers. Before running, a compiler converts the complete source code into machine code, creating a standalone ...

Writing a compiler seems like a much harder problem than an interpreter. That might be true today, but I would argue that it was not the case some 60 years ago. A few reasons why: ...

Microsoft's new compiler feature will insert an instruction to block speculation in code that the compiler detects as being vulnerable to Spectre. Specifically, whenever code like this is detected: ...

The Rust compiler front end can now use fine-grained parallelism to significantly reduce compile times. Currently experimental, the parallel front end is due in a stable compiler in 2024.