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UnifiedIR for Julia

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by KenoFischer

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Uh, hi guys. This is my PR, but you should probably know that this is an AI generated prototype based on some of my design documents, but nowhere near ready for prime time. I do want to do something like this, but whether it'll take this shape or another is still up in the air.

by slwvx

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I guess "IR" is "intermediate representation" while "MLIR" [1] ("Multi-Level Intermediate Representation") is an IR from Chris Lattner/LLVM that is designed to be modular and extensible. For the uninitiated, I think [2] shows how the current Julia IR is generated and used in the Julia JIT compilation process
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MLIR_(software)
[2] https://docs.julialang.org/en/v1/devdocs/jit/

by jarbus

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I was unaware of alternative IRs for julia (albeit I started learning much more about compilers once I left the julia ecosystem). What other IRs is this supposed to replace? And why not just go with MLIR directly?

by zweifuss

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So, does this mean faster rendering in notebooks, better debugging, fewer NVIDIA troubles?