64 bits Immediate Floats

November 9, 2018

Hi all, In this post I will try to discuss some inner details of OpenSmalltalk-VM immediate floats. Immediate floats are …

Free chunk management in the Cog VM

June 7, 2018

[UPDATE 5 oct: updated figure] Hi all, Recently I have been working on a new compactor algorithm for the Cog …

March 12, 2017

Hello everyone, I took some time to investigate an inconvenience some Pharo users have when working with large heaps. Basically, …

January 24, 2016

Hi everyone, I have not written on my blog for a long time and I am sorry about that. There …

February 6, 2014

You are a Smalltalker, a Pharoer or a Squeaker. Word has been that Eliot Miranda has implemented a new Memory …

January 16, 2014

Hey folks, As some of you may know, the Cog VM will soon feature a new MemoryManager, Spur. Here’s Eliot …