The latest version of the LLVM 3.5 compiler infrastructure, version 3.5, is now available for download as it faces potential competition from the up-and-coming version 5 of the GCC (GNU Compiler ...

Today, the US Department of Energy announced that it had established a partnership with Nvidia that would be enhancing the LLVM compiler collection. The goal will be to port an existing Fortran ...

We looked last week at some of the things that can influence the speed of programming languages and how different approaches to running code can influence program performance. Some work described by ...

Azul supplies a number of Java runtimes, including Zing and Zulu (there is an embedded version of the latter). Azul’s latest offering is an updated version of Zing, that features Falcon, a new JIT ...

Azul Systems (Azul), the award-winning leader in Java runtime solutions, today announced the immediate availability of Zing 17.03, including its new "Falcon" Just-in-Time (JIT) compiler. The Falcon ...

SproutCore, profiled earlier this week, isn't the only big news spill out from the top secret WWDC conference due to Apple's embrace of open source sharing. Another future technology featured by the ...

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. Dany Lepage discusses the architectural ...

Nvidia’s graphics processors are now supported open source compiler, LLVM. LLVM has a modular design which makes it possible to add support for programming languages and processor architectures. LLVM ...

Windows 10 security: 'So good, it can block zero-days without being patched' Systems running the Windows 10 Anniversary Update were shielded from two exploits even before Microsoft had issued patches ...

Does it make sense to build something from scratch when there’s a perfectly good solution available — especially if it’s open source? Once upon a time, Microsoft’s default was to build its own rather ...