I spent my vacation writing a modern JVM assembler

In plain words

This is a modern JVM assembler created as a personal project during a vacation. It provides tools for writing and compiling assembly code that targets the Java Virtual Machine. The project is aimed at developers interested in low-level JVM programming, language design, or understanding JVM internals. The assembler offers a contemporary approach to JVM-level code generation, which typically requires working with bytecode directly.

written from the facts on this page · September 2026

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