[Python-Dev] Register-based VM [Was: Possible performance regression]

[Antoine Pitrou]

On Mon, 11 Mar 2019 18:03:26 -0400
David Mertz <mertz at gnosis.cx> wrote:
> Parrot got rather further along than rattlesnake as a register based VM. I
> don't think it every really beat CPython in speed though.
> 
> http://parrot.org/

But Parrot also had a "generic" design that was supposed to cater for
all dynamic programming languages.  AFAIU, it was heavily
over-engineered and under-staffed, and the design documents were
difficult to understand.

Regards

Antoine.