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Re:Bun has an open PR adding shared-memory threads to JavaSc... by norir on Saturday June 20, 2026 @03:34PM (#48612255)
Perhaps then it would be better to not use tools of this level of complexity.
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Re:Bun has an open PR adding shared-memory threads to JavaSc... by nasretdinov on Saturday June 20, 2026 @03:46PM (#48612357)
I think LLVM is a perfect example of what happens when it's too complicated: it's slow, it's bug-ridden when you stray away from the beaten path (e.g. Rust hits bugs in LLVM like this one https://www.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/l4roqk/a_fix_for_the_... ), and it's really hard to use and understand.

It's obviously not useless because of that, but it's a great example of what happens when you cannot fully control the implementation complexity

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Re:Bun has an open PR adding shared-memory threads to JavaSc... by spankalee on Saturday June 20, 2026 @03:44PM (#48612340)
So don't use compilers at all?
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Re:Bun has an open PR adding shared-memory threads to JavaSc... by nasretdinov on Saturday June 20, 2026 @03:48PM (#48612377)
Compilers aren't made equal either. E.g. compare Visual Studio C++.NET compiler and something like Go. And Go isn't that simple either to be fair
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Re:Bun has an open PR adding shared-memory threads to JavaSc... by peesem on Saturday June 20, 2026 @03:44PM (#48612339)
how would you suggest we compile literally anything?
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