Build a Compiler in Five Projects

Re:Build a Compiler in Five Projects by kryptiskt on Tuesday November 25, 2025 @03:55AM (#46043804)

I'm knee deep in clang at the moment and I'm so fed up with real compiler engineering. Give me Chez Scheme and the nanopass compiler any day. That is so much better than the big ball of mud that goes into a "real" compiler.

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Re:Build a Compiler in Five Projects by almostgotcaught on Tuesday November 25, 2025 @09:37AM (#46046128)

..... Yes that's exactly my point that these cutesy books give a completely inaccurate picture of what the job is really like.

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