yk
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An open-source meta-tracing JIT compiler framework for accelerating interpreters.
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- 5InfoQ·8/5/2026researchAutomating JIT Retrofits for C Interpreters
Laurence Tratt presents yk, an open-source meta-tracing JIT compiler framework designed to speed up C-based language interpreters with minimal code changes. The talk covers how tracing, optimization hints, and deoptimization work together to improve interpreter performance while keeping fallback to the interpreter manageable.