%0 Thesis %1 hirshman2006virtual %A Hirshman, Brian Robert %C Williamstown, Massachusetts %D 2006 %K ++VM VM approach comparison design methodology survey %T Virtual Machines: Features and Futures %U http://www.cs.williams.edu/~bailey/06brh.pdf %X As yet, there is no formal science of designing virtual machines. Instead, virtual machine design has been ad hoc, a reaction to the current mismatch between hard- ware and software. This thesis develops a speci¯cation for a thin, general-purpose virtual machine that is sensitive to the needs of programmers as well as hardware designers. Some readers may consider this thesis to be a blueprint for a novel target virtual machine. Others may see this speci¯cation as a model for future hardware. By studying the ++VM virtual machine, introduced in later chapters, this thesis examines the strengths and establishes goals of virtual machine design.

@mastersthesis{hirshman2006virtual, abstract = {As yet, there is no formal science of designing virtual machines. Instead, virtual machine design has been ad hoc, a reaction to the current mismatch between hard- ware and software. This thesis develops a speci¯cation for a thin, general-purpose virtual machine that is sensitive to the needs of programmers as well as hardware designers. Some readers may consider this thesis to be a blueprint for a novel target virtual machine. Others may see this speci¯cation as a model for future hardware. By studying the ++VM virtual machine, introduced in later chapters, this thesis examines the strengths and establishes goals of virtual machine design.}, added-at = {2012-09-15T13:01:41.000+0200}, address = {Williamstown, Massachusetts}, author = {Hirshman, Brian Robert}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2d34c684fb866cd04d1f18cdee53a42ad/gron}, interhash = {a175c0dc9e7a42a9079f8d0bf04a4d34}, intrahash = {d34c684fb866cd04d1f18cdee53a42ad}, keywords = {++VM VM approach comparison design methodology survey}, month = may, school = {Williams College}, timestamp = {2012-09-15T13:01:41.000+0200}, title = {Virtual Machines: Features and Futures}, type = {Bachelor Thesis}, url = {http://www.cs.williams.edu/~bailey/06brh.pdf}, year = 2006 }