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Re:Show HN: I wrote a Java decompiler in pure C language by neocanable on Tuesday June 03, 2025 @09:55AM (#44170212)
90% by hand, 10% AI. I do this for fun and to learn about jvm.
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Re:Show HN: I wrote a Java decompiler in pure C language by jebarker on Tuesday June 03, 2025 @09:59AM (#44170262)
I think that sort of ratio is the sweet spot for learning. I've been writing an 8086 simulator in C++ and using an LLM for answering specific technical questions I come up with has drastically sped up my progress without it actually doing the work for me.
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Re:Show HN: I wrote a Java decompiler in pure C language by keepamovin on Tuesday June 03, 2025 @10:48AM (#44170722)
Wow, impressive. A project of the scale and depth.
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