

Matt Godbolt
Co-host of the Two's Complement podcast. He is a programmer who grew up wanting to make video games.
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Oct 22, 2023 • 1h 7min
Disassembling Languages with Matt Godbolt
Matt Godbolt, author of godbolt.org Compiler Explorer, discusses disassembling language designs including reference counting optimizations, destructors and unwinding, and defending the decision of NaN != NaN. They also explore the benefits of Dwarf Debug Format, stack unwinding, memory allocation strategies, and the logic behind NaN in programming. Additionally, they touch on reference counting implementation and advantages of atomic instructions for thread sharing.