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Re:Copper – A minimal low-level programming language with OO... by ktimespi on Sunday November 01, 2026 @01:20PM (#50328166)
What's the problem with self-hosting? I do imagine it's easier to write a compiler in something like Haskell.
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Re:Copper – A minimal low-level programming language with OO... by Conscat on Sunday November 01, 2026 @02:46PM (#50329022)
The problems with bootstrapping a self hosted compiler are often greatly overstated.
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Re:Copper – A minimal low-level programming language with OO... by ModernMech on Monday November 02, 2026 @08:23AM (#50336498)
It's not a "problem", it's just the juice isn't worth the squeeze.
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