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Microsoft Starts Working On an LLVM-Based Compiler For .NET

Posted by timothy on from the spreading-like-bamboo dept.

An anonymous reader writes Are the days of Microsoft's proprietary compiler over? Microsoft has announced they've started work on a new .NET compiler using LLVM and targets their CoreCLR — any C# program written for the .NET core class libraries can now run on any OS where CoreCLR and LLVM are supported. Right now the compiler only supports JIT compilation but AOT is being worked on along with other features. The new Microsoft LLVM compiler is called LLILC and is MIT-licensed.

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  1. Developers, Developer, Developers by CSHARP123 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The old CEO was shouting developers, developers and pushing them aside. This CEO doesn't make a peep but quietly bringing in the developers

  2. Re:Anticipating RMS response by cb88 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    RMS... doesn't like LLVM either.

    http://developers.slashdot.org/story/15/02/08/210241/rms-objects-to-support-for-llvms-debugger-in-gnu-emacss-gudel