LLVM Intermediate Representation (IR)

LLVM Intermediate Representation (IR) is a standardized, low-level programming language used by compiler tools to convert source code from various languages into a common format. Think of it as a universal code "language" that allows different programming languages to be optimized and transformed consistently before being turned into the machine-specific instructions that computers understand. This makes the process of building, analyzing, and optimizing software more flexible and efficient across different hardware platforms.