| V8 features an interpreter called Ignition. Ignition is a fast low-level register-based interpreter written using the backend of [[TurboFan]]. The V8 blog post presents a [high-level overview](https://v8project.blogspot.co.uk/2016/08/firing-up-ignition-interpreter.html) of the Ignition interpreter. More details can be found in the following resources: |
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| ## Talks |
| * [V8: Hooking up the Ignition to the Turbofan](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1chhN90uB8yPaIhx_h2M3lPyxPgdPmkADqSNAoXYQiVE/edit) |
| * [Ignition: Jump-starting an Interpreter for V8](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1HgDDXBYqCJNasBKBDf9szap1j4q4wnSHhOYpaNy5mHU/edit#slide=id.g1357e6d1a4_0_58) |
| * [Ignition: An Interpreter for V8](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1OqjVqRhtwlKeKfvMdX6HaCIu9wpZsrzqpIVIwQSuiXQ/edit) ([video](https://youtu.be/r5OWCtuKiAk)) |
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| ## Articles |
| * [Understanding V8’s Bytecode](https://medium.com/dailyjs/understanding-v8s-bytecode-317d46c94775) |
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| ## Design Docs |
| * [Ignition design document](https://docs.google.com/document/d/11T2CRex9hXxoJwbYqVQ32yIPMh0uouUZLdyrtmMoL44/edit?ts=56f27d9d#heading=h.6jz9dj3bnr8t) |
| * [Register Equivalence Optimization](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wW_VkkIwhAAgAxLYM0wvoTEkq8XykibDIikGpWH7l1I/edit?ts=570d7131#heading=h.6jz9dj3bnr8t) |
