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Not to mention the size difference as well. The JVM stack is 2^16 in size while x87 has 8. The java compiler can practically pretend like the stack is infinit
by cogman10 4d ago
Not to mention the size difference as well. The JVM stack is 2^16 in size while x87 has 8.
The java compiler can practically pretend like the stack is infinite in size while a compiler dealing with x87 has to contend with spillage in all but the most trivial of algorithms.