Support Local Variables · HackerPapers discussionshttps://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2609.01502/Collected HN comments and submissions linking this paper.enMon, 02 Nov 2026 11:16:22 GMTSupport Local Variables — mentioned by jashmatthewshttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50267953urn:hackerpapers:mention:2609.01502:50267953Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:44:24 GMT<p>JIT compiling Ruby or Python in a way that speeds up code using existing libraries and frameworks is harder. We built up decades of code that does stuff that it would be a lot easier for JIT performance if we didn&#x27;t do, like using C extensions instead of defined FFI. https://arxiv.org/html/2609.01502v1</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2609.01502/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>cs.PL