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FAWK: LLMs can write a language interpreter

(martin.janiczek.cz)
207 points todsacerdoti | 1 comments | 21 Nov 25 10:28 UTC | HN request time: 0.234s | source
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keepamovin ◴[21 Nov 25 11:09 UTC] No.46003360[source]▶
Yes! I'm currently using copilot + antigravity to implement a language with ergonomic syntax and semantics that lowers cleanly to machine code targeting multiple platforms, with a focus on safety, determinism, auditability and fail-fast bugs. It's more work than I thought but the LLMs are very capable.

I was dreaming of a JS to machine code, but then thought, why not just start from scratch and have what I want? It's a lot of fun.

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64718283661 ◴[21 Nov 25 11:45 UTC] No.46003596[source]▶
What's the point of making something like this if you don't get to deeply understand what your doing?
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1. afpx ◴[21 Nov 25 13:12 UTC] No.46004193[source]▶
How deep do you need to know?

"Imagination is more important than knowledge."

At least for me that fits. I have quite enough graduate-level knowledge of physics, math, and computer science to rarely be stumped by a research paper or anything an LLM spits out. That may get me scorn from those tested on those subjects. Yet, I'm still an effective ignoramus.