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1 # The Truffle Language Implementation Framework |
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4 ## Introduction |
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6 Truffle is a framework for implementing languages as simple interpreters. |
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7 Together with the [Graal compiler](http://github.com/OracleLabs/GraalVM), |
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8 Truffle interpreters are automatically just-in-time compiled and programs |
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11 The Truffle framework provides the basic foundation for building |
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12 abstract-syntax-tree (AST) interpreters that perform |
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13 [self-optimizations](http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/2384577.2384587) at runtime. The |
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16 Truffle is developed and maintained by Oracle Labs and the Institute for System |
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17 Software of the Johannes Kepler University Linz. |
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21 Truffle official documentation is part of [Truffle javadoc](http://lafo.ssw.uni-linz.ac.at/javadoc/truffle/latest/). |
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22 It includes description of common use-cases, references to various tutorials, |
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23 code snippets and more. In case you want to embedded Truffle into your |
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24 application or write your own high speed language interpreter, start |
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25 [here](http://lafo.ssw.uni-linz.ac.at/javadoc/truffle/latest/). |
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27 Our typicial sample language is called the SimpleLanguage. A good entry point for |
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28 exploring SimpleLanguage is the [SLLanguage class](https://github.com/graalvm/Truffle/blob/master/truffle/com.oracle.truffle.sl/src/com/oracle/truffle/sl/SLLanguage.java). |
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29 In addition to that here are links to presentations, FAQs and papers about |
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30 Graal and Truffle: |
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32 - [Truffle Tutorials and Presentations](https://wiki.openjdk.java.net/display/Graal/Publications+and+Presentations) |
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33 - [Truffle FAQ and Guidelines](https://wiki.openjdk.java.net/display/Graal/Truffle+FAQ+and+Guidelines) |
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34 - [Graal VM and Truffle/JS](http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/oracle-labs/program-languages/overview/index-2301583.html) on the Oracle Technology Network |
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35 - [Papers on Truffle](http://ssw.jku.at/Research/Projects/JVM/Truffle.html) |
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36 - [Papers on Graal](http://ssw.jku.at/Research/Projects/JVM/Graal.html) |
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99 You can contact the Truffle developers at graal-dev@openjdk.java.net mailing |
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100 list. |
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First draft of Truffle README.md
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102 ## License |
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Update SL copyright headers to use UPL
Gilles Duboscq <gilles.m.duboscq@oracle.com>
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104 The Truffle framework is licensed under the [GPL 2 with Classpath exception](http://openjdk.java.net/legal/gplv2+ce.html). |
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105 The SimpleLanguage is licensed under the [Universal Permissive License (UPL)](http://opensource.org/licenses/UPL). |