http://shape-of-code.coding-guidelines.com/2010/01/24/assessing-my-predictions-for-2009/ Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:01:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://shape-of-code.coding-guidelines.com/2010/01/24/assessing-my-predictions-for-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-1105 The Shape of Code » Secret instruction sets about to make a come-back Thu, 28 Jan 2010 01:13:31 +0000 http://shape-of-code.coding-guidelines.com/?p=171#comment-1105 [...] Why are Apple funding the development of the LLVM C/C++ compiler? Because it enables them to write a back-end for the A4 without revealing the instruction set (using gcc for this purpose would require that the source be distributed, revealing the instruction set). So much for my prediction that Apple will stop funding LLVM. [...] [...] Why are Apple funding the development of the LLVM C/C++ compiler? Because it enables them to write a back-end for the A4 without revealing the instruction set (using gcc for this purpose would require that the source be distributed, revealing the instruction set). So much for my prediction that Apple will stop funding LLVM. [...]

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