LLVM is a widely used compiler backend that provides a complete toolchain for language projects. While it may have some downsides, such as being slow and having documentation issues, it is still considered the best backend option for compilers starting out. It offers reliability, completeness, and production-quality machine code generation.

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What is LLVM?The speed problemWhy is LLVM slow?Why is LLVM "bad"?The problem with alternativesLLVM the good partsFinal words

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