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FAWK: LLMs can write a language interpreter

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207 points todsacerdoti | 1 comments | 21 Nov 25 10:28 UTC | HN request time: 0s | 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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lionkor ◴[21 Nov 25 11:37 UTC] No.46003545[source]▶
Curious why you do this with AI instead of just writing it yourself?

You should be able to whip up a Lexer, Parser and compiler with a couple weeks of time.

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1. keepamovin ◴[21 Nov 25 13:52 UTC] No.46004618[source]▶
It would be very new to me. I'd have to learn a lot to do that. And I can't spare the time or attention. It's more of a fun side project.

The machine code would also be tedious, tho fun. But I really can't spare the time for it.