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Re:Show HN: Rust compiler in PHP emitting x86-64 executables by MarsIronPI on Wednesday March 04, 2026 @03:13AM (#47244586)
Why are you assuming this was AI? It doesn't show any obvious indications of being AI. Maybe this is just someone's random side project. I advise you against jumping to conclusions.
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Re:Show HN: Rust compiler in PHP emitting x86-64 executables by scandinavian on Wednesday March 04, 2026 @03:26AM (#47244670)
Just look at the commit cadance, the bulk of the 8k lines of code was added in a couple of hours. Most commits 2-4 minutes apart. This is 100% vibe coded and it's pretty obvious.

> It doesn't show any obvious indications of being AI.

I agree that he probably asked the AI to omit some common AI tells, like excessive comments, verbose readmes etc.

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Re:Show HN: Rust compiler in PHP emitting x86-64 executables by gregman1 on Wednesday March 04, 2026 @03:44AM (#47244768)
People are weird, I for one started to use em dash more often — look at me!
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Re:Show HN: Rust compiler in PHP emitting x86-64 executables by gitbashr on Wednesday March 04, 2026 @04:30AM (#47245110)
And then there's me...

`git commit --amend`

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Re:Show HN: Rust compiler in PHP emitting x86-64 executables by dashzebra on Wednesday March 04, 2026 @03:24AM (#47244659)
Prove me wrong :)
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Re:Show HN: Rust compiler in PHP emitting x86-64 executables by programmer543 on Wednesday March 04, 2026 @05:43AM (#47245673)
He also built a 3d engine from scratch using only 2d line function, way before ai:

https://github.com/mrconter1/IntuitiveEngine

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