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Writing a C Compiler from Scratch

I sat down and wrote a C compiler from scratch and documented every step of the journey.

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I sat down and wrote a C compiler from scratch and documented every step of the journey. If you&apos;ve ever wanted to know how a compiler works, this might be useful. All the code and 100K words of commentary are at <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://github.com/DoctorWkt/acwj">https://github.com/DoctorWkt/acwj</a>

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zpekic wrote 02/19/2024 at 19:32 • point

Impressive effort! Just looked a bit in the github and got blown away - maybe it should be turned into an old school book, it is a reference many could keep on the shelf and go back to for any similar software project.

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Billeyn wrote 10/16/2020 at 14:28 • point

It's really cool. Not everyone can afford it

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