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How I wrote a self-hosting C compiler in 40 days

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429 points rui314 | 5 comments | 14 Dec 15 14:07 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
1. sabujp ◴[14 Dec 15 17:38 UTC] No.10732473[source]▶
1) write compiler 2) get a job at google . . 4) profit
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2. rui314 ◴[14 Dec 15 18:43 UTC] No.10732903[source]▶
I was already working at Google full-time (for an unrelated project) when I was writing this in my spare time.
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3. ◴[14 Dec 15 20:00 UTC] No.10733393[source]▶
4. steve19 ◴[14 Dec 15 22:29 UTC] No.10734490[source]▶
So I am hearing ...

1) Get a job at Google 2) Write a Compiler in Spare Time 3) ... 4) PROFIT!!!!

5. nickpsecurity ◴[15 Dec 15 01:09 UTC] No.10735290[source]▶
So, I'm hearing (1) Has job at Google, (2) Makes profit, (3)..., (4) Publishes cool tech written in spare time. The kind of stuff we've come to expect from you Googlers. Haha.