smarter compilers enable stupider code (and this is good)
December 29, 2024 at 8:52 PM
smarter compilers enable stupider code (and this is good)
everything is databases or compilers or scripting basically
scripting is also compilers and compilers are databases
scripting is also compilers and compilers are databases
March 14, 2025 at 7:01 PM
everything is databases or compilers or scripting basically
scripting is also compilers and compilers are databases
scripting is also compilers and compilers are databases
We removed the compilers from the servers to make them more secure. Now we're racing to put the compilers back with tools that can generate their own code and use them.
September 24, 2026 at 3:20 PM
We removed the compilers from the servers to make them more secure. Now we're racing to put the compilers back with tools that can generate their own code and use them.
the year is 2013. im writing blog posts about compilers and structuralism
the year is 2026. i'm writing blog posts about compilers and structuralism
the year is 2026. i'm writing blog posts about compilers and structuralism
February 5, 2026 at 11:48 PM
the year is 2013. im writing blog posts about compilers and structuralism
the year is 2026. i'm writing blog posts about compilers and structuralism
the year is 2026. i'm writing blog posts about compilers and structuralism
the first rule of compilers is to have fun
April 22, 2026 at 10:32 PM
the first rule of compilers is to have fun
GPU compilers feel a lot less smart on average compared to CPU compilers
December 13, 2025 at 9:44 PM
GPU compilers feel a lot less smart on average compared to CPU compilers
❌ all transpilers are just compilers
✅ all compilers are just transpilers
✅ all compilers are just transpilers
November 27, 2024 at 12:58 PM
❌ all transpilers are just compilers
✅ all compilers are just transpilers
✅ all compilers are just transpilers
I keep seeing lots of people saying "LLMs are like compilers/assemblers for prompts"
Noooooooooo
Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
LLMs are not compilers, and they're not assemblers. Determinism is a key aspect to assemblers and compilers.
And they *certainly* can't be part of a reproducible pipeline
Noooooooooo
Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
LLMs are not compilers, and they're not assemblers. Determinism is a key aspect to assemblers and compilers.
And they *certainly* can't be part of a reproducible pipeline
March 5, 2026 at 10:42 PM
I keep seeing lots of people saying "LLMs are like compilers/assemblers for prompts"
Noooooooooo
Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
LLMs are not compilers, and they're not assemblers. Determinism is a key aspect to assemblers and compilers.
And they *certainly* can't be part of a reproducible pipeline
Noooooooooo
Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
LLMs are not compilers, and they're not assemblers. Determinism is a key aspect to assemblers and compilers.
And they *certainly* can't be part of a reproducible pipeline
every algorithm ever written is a compiler, except for compilers, which are databases
January 22, 2025 at 3:47 PM
every algorithm ever written is a compiler, except for compilers, which are databases
this kind of dense, walkable control flow graph is illegal to build in most american compilers
July 3, 2025 at 4:36 AM
this kind of dense, walkable control flow graph is illegal to build in most american compilers
(watching Marathon stream)
*bangs on desk* where are the Compilers
*bangs on desk* where are the Compilers
April 12, 2025 at 5:54 PM
(watching Marathon stream)
*bangs on desk* where are the Compilers
*bangs on desk* where are the Compilers
applied to a job i am hopelessly unqualified for because it involves compilers 🫡
September 25, 2025 at 12:09 PM
applied to a job i am hopelessly unqualified for because it involves compilers 🫡
it's not too late to change to something useful like systems programming or compilers
November 30, 2025 at 3:54 PM
it's not too late to change to something useful like systems programming or compilers
it's incredibly funny to me that compilers are basically databases, and databases are pretty much compilers
March 21, 2025 at 5:47 PM
it's incredibly funny to me that compilers are basically databases, and databases are pretty much compilers
The reason that javascript has semicolons is because newlines are invisible, so the compilers couldn't see the ends of the statements. Then around 2016 computer vision got good enough that we could drop them though.
July 30, 2025 at 12:57 AM
The reason that javascript has semicolons is because newlines are invisible, so the compilers couldn't see the ends of the statements. Then around 2016 computer vision got good enough that we could drop them though.
coding agents are not compilers from English to programs. and it is not because they are non-deterministic.
gist.github.com/yoavg/b2454c...
gist.github.com/yoavg/b2454c...
Coding agents are not compilers
Coding agents are not compilers. GitHub Gist: instantly share code, notes, and snippets.
gist.github.com
May 8, 2026 at 8:25 PM
coding agents are not compilers from English to programs. and it is not because they are non-deterministic.
gist.github.com/yoavg/b2454c...
gist.github.com/yoavg/b2454c...
Ever wonder why compilers use `xor eax, eax` to zero registers? It's smaller AND faster—CPUs optimise it out entirely!
Day 1 of Advent of Compiler Optimisations: xania.org/202512/01-xo...
Video: youtu.be/eLjZ48gqbyg
#AoCO2025
Day 1 of Advent of Compiler Optimisations: xania.org/202512/01-xo...
Video: youtu.be/eLjZ48gqbyg
#AoCO2025
Why xor eax, eax? — Matt Godbolt’s blog
Why do compilers love xor-ing registers so much?
xania.org
December 1, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Ever wonder why compilers use `xor eax, eax` to zero registers? It's smaller AND faster—CPUs optimise it out entirely!
Day 1 of Advent of Compiler Optimisations: xania.org/202512/01-xo...
Video: youtu.be/eLjZ48gqbyg
#AoCO2025
Day 1 of Advent of Compiler Optimisations: xania.org/202512/01-xo...
Video: youtu.be/eLjZ48gqbyg
#AoCO2025
OP is giving “Our noble compilers / their barbaric LLMs”
August 2, 2026 at 2:44 PM
OP is giving “Our noble compilers / their barbaric LLMs”
Check out this book I'm writing about compilers and the process of compiling @gleam.run to wasm!
Writing compilers is hard!!
Writing compilers is hard!!
June 10, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Check out this book I'm writing about compilers and the process of compiling @gleam.run to wasm!
Writing compilers is hard!!
Writing compilers is hard!!
In case you missed my RE//verse keynote about compilers and reverse engineering, it's now available online!
March 16, 2026 at 6:09 PM
In case you missed my RE//verse keynote about compilers and reverse engineering, it's now available online!
Going to play with some compilers
December 28, 2024 at 1:56 AM
Going to play with some compilers
why did they call it a "toolchain" and not "compilers and compiler accessories"
February 28, 2025 at 9:35 PM
why did they call it a "toolchain" and not "compilers and compiler accessories"