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The goal of this chapter is to introduce the chosen experimentation platform.
Furthermore, for each VM this chapter gives the rationale for its choice. First,
it sketches the requirements for a platform on which the research for this
dissertation can be performed. Based on these requirements, SOM (Simple
Object Machine), Squeak/Pharo Smalltalk, and the RoarVM are chosen. Second,
it introduces SOM and gives an overview of Smalltalk and the syntax
used in this dissertation. Third, the chapter briefly introduces Squeak, Pharo,
and the CogVM as the platform for the initial implementation of the evaluation
case studies. Finally, the RoarVM and a number of its implementation
details are described to aid in later chapters.
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