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The goal of this project is to ''incrementally'' tease apart JS engine source code into separate "modules" so that: | The goal of this project is to ''incrementally'' tease apart JS engine source code into separate "modules" so that: | ||
* it is easier to understand a module in isolation | * it is easier to understand a module in isolation | ||
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Additionally, we can use directories to group related modules. Again, this is primarily useful to assist newcomers in developing a hierarchical understanding of the code. | Additionally, we can use directories to group related modules. Again, this is primarily useful to assist newcomers in developing a hierarchical understanding of the code. | ||
This is an incremental project. As developers work on a hunk of code, things tend to be rewritten/refactored into the new SpiderMonkey C++ style | This is an incremental project. As developers work on a hunk of code, things tend to be rewritten/refactored into the new SpiderMonkey C++ style. Reviewers should require new code or major alterations to follow the new style unless it would be impractical. | ||
== Plan of Record == | == Plan of Record == | ||
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* js/src/ds | * js/src/ds | ||
** LifoAlloc, Vector, HashMap/Set, ... | ** LifoAlloc, Vector, HashMap/Set, ... | ||
* js/src/ | * js/src/jit | ||
* js/src/vm: central, execution-mode-independent data structures: types and operations | * js/src/vm: central, execution-mode-independent data structures: types and operations | ||
** [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=644074 Stack]: execution stack (done) | ** [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=644074 Stack]: execution stack (done) | ||