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The EYG Language with Peter Saxton

Software Unscripted

CHAPTER

Exploring Tagged Unions and Runtime Flexibility

This chapter examines the role of tagged unions across different programming languages, focusing on their impact on runtime environments and interpreter development. It also discusses the challenges of building backend systems with JIT compilation, reflecting on the trade-offs between performance and source information integrity.

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