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Re:We tasked Opus 4.6 using agent teams to build a C Compiler by signatoremo on Friday February 06, 2026 @04:56PM (#46918672)
> you are by definition not doing a clean room implementation.

This makes no sense. Reverse engineering IS an application of clean room implementation. Citing Wikipedia:

“Clean-room design (also known as the Chinese wall technique) is the method of copying a design by reverse engineering and then recreating it without infringing any of the copyrights associated with the original design”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clean-room_design

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Re:We tasked Opus 4.6 using agent teams to build a C Compiler by sarchertech on Saturday February 07, 2026 @04:30AM (#46922533)
There are many ways to reverse engineer a piece of software.

A clean room implementation is one such method of reverse engineering.

A clean room implementation is always reverse engineering. Reverse engineering is not always done using a clean room method.

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