Compiler Compiler - Part 4: What is Bytecode?

In the fourth episode of her guided tour, SpiderMonkey engineer Yulia Startsev picks up where she left off, exploring the implementation of the ECMAScript spec in Firefox's JavaScript engine. She begins with a problem around consistency in the prefix increment test (a test262 bug) that's been the topic of the last 3 streams.

Looking for some visual orientation? Don't miss Yulia's companion zine introducing bytecode:

Recording of a twitch live stream from Friday, June 26.