# Understanding BEAM bytecode - request for resources!

**URL:** <https://erlangforums.com/t/understanding-beam-bytecode-request-for-resources/4167>\
**Category:** BEAM Chat / Discussions\
**Tags:** community, beam, beam-jit\
**Created:** [November 6, 2024, 2:58pm UTC](https://erlangforums.com/t/understanding-beam-bytecode-request-for-resources/4167 "2024-11-06T14:58:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![Saatvik](https://erlangforums.com/user_avatar/erlangforums.com/saatvik/32/2635_2.png) [@Saatvik](https://erlangforums.com/u/Saatvik)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2024, 2:58pm UTC](https://erlangforums.com/t/understanding-beam-bytecode-request-for-resources/4167/1 "2024-11-06T14:58:19Z")

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For my undergraduate project I decided to write an alternate VM for BEAM bytecode (or a subset of it). I have no prior experience with BEAM/any BEAM languages.

I am now looking for any good resources that would help with my project. I’ve already found the Beam Book, and was wondering if there was anything similar.

Similarly, is there a discord/irc chat I could join, or is this the main place for discussion?

I have around 20-23 weeks (with this being a major priority during that time), so time is short. That’s why I’m asking here instead of more organically finding this information. So any help is greatly appreciated! If this is the wrong place to ask, apologies.

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![mmin](https://erlangforums.com/user_avatar/erlangforums.com/mmin/32/2193_2.png) [@mmin](https://erlangforums.com/u/mmin)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2024, 3:03pm UTC](https://erlangforums.com/t/understanding-beam-bytecode-request-for-resources/4167/2 "2024-11-06T15:03:07Z")

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[Here](https://github.com/AlexanderKaraberov/Erlang-BEAM-Links?tab=readme-ov-file) is a lot of info about BEAM code. Besides Beam Book, I found [this artice](https://www.cs-lab.org/historical_beam_instruction_set.html) useful in the past, but its outdated I think (last updated in1997?).

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**Author:** ![eproxus](https://erlangforums.com/user_avatar/erlangforums.com/eproxus/32/452_2.png) [@eproxus](https://erlangforums.com/u/eproxus)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2024, 4:25pm UTC](https://erlangforums.com/t/understanding-beam-bytecode-request-for-resources/4167/3 "2024-11-06T16:25:03Z")

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I think Slack is the most used chat community for now. Instructions on how to join here: [Community - Erlang/OTP](https://www.erlang.org/community)