Sorry, Andreas. Maybe i wasn't clear: I don't want brief answers, i need details. :)
I would like to hear your opinion on that in context: what if you would design a VM from scratch, and having a direct access to high-optimization compiler/jit. What would be your choice?
I read Squeak VM design descriprion before. Still it would be good to know , if an impact of indirect pointers can be measured and how.