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Re:BarraCUDA Open-source CUDA compiler targeting AMD GPUs by ZaneHam on Tuesday February 17, 2026 @11:55PM (#47057333)
Oh gosh, Emdashes are already ruined for me and now I can't use that to? I've already had to drop boldface in some of my writings because it's become prolific too.

This is also just what I intentionally avoided when making this by the way. I don't really know how else to phrase this because LLVM and HIP are quite prolific in the compiler/GPU world it seems.

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Re:BarraCUDA Open-source CUDA compiler targeting AMD GPUs by cmdr2 on Wednesday February 18, 2026 @12:55AM (#47057690)
For what it's worth - for people who're in this space - this project is awesome, and I hope you keep going with it! The compiler space for GPUs really needs truly open-source efforts like this.

Code/doc generators are just another tool. A carpenter uses power tools to cut or drill things quickly, instead of screwing everything manually. That doesn't mean they're doing a sloppy job, because they're still going to obsessively pore over every detail of the finished product. A sloppy carpenter will be sloppy even without power tools.

So yeah, I don't think it's worth spending extra effort to please random HN commenters, because the people who face the problem that you're trying to solve will find it valuable regardless. An errant bold or pipe symbol doesn't matter to people who actually need what you're building.

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Re:BarraCUDA Open-source CUDA compiler targeting AMD GPUs by RockRobotRock on Wednesday February 18, 2026 @03:33AM (#47058699)
My mistake, sorry. HN has me feeling extra paranoid lately.
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