@bellinitte that's definitely the better way, I keep on re-implementing it too to keep it fresh in my mind.

I've recently started thinking about the VM in a completely different way. Instead of going in the traditional POP/PUSH implementation, I've tried looking at it like a register machine with a conveyor belt.

https://git.sr.ht/~rabbits/uxn/tree/main/item/src/uxn-fast.c

Also, if you need here's the test rom that I use to verify my implementations:

https://git.sr.ht/~rabbits/uxn5/tree/main/item/etc/tests.tal

Daikon is the perfect name