Kcc, a C compiler built solo with an LLM on $100/month boot Linux kernel
temo_pacheco
15 points
10 comments
October 01, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (2 comments)
helpprotactiniu
How did you handle the various optimizations and CPU architectures? compilers are notoriously easy to build but hard to optimize and maintain.
sinuhe69
Did the author really believe the LLM made the compiler by itself and not distilled (copied) from other compilers?