Re:Show HN: My C compiler compiled itself
by nar001 on Wednesday December 04, 2024 @08:35AM
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I don't think you can be downvoted, there's no downvote button
Re:Show HN: My C compiler compiled itself
by hollerith on Wednesday December 04, 2024 @08:46AM
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Users with enough karma can downvote comments.
Re:Show HN: My C compiler compiled itself
by quuxplusone on Wednesday December 04, 2024 @05:12PM
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A beautiful example of Cunningham's Law! :)
Re:Show HN: My C compiler compiled itself
by dataflow on Wednesday December 04, 2024 @08:45AM
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I downvoted just because I thought it wasn't great advice. It makes the code incompatible with C++ compilers, and being able to compile C with C++ compiler is often useful.
Also... it felt kind of... unnecessary? to tell someone who is making a compiler how to write basic code in the language they're writing a compiler for. It almost felt like telling an overweight medical student/doctor that he should avoid eating fatty foods.
Not sure why I was down-voted, I think that is ... not nice. :(