2 pointsby pbiggar2 days ago2 comments
  • chrisjj2 days ago
    > I would say it is still much less than production quality, but it feels on its way.

    How do you propose to complete it?

    • pbiggar2 days ago
      I think more systematic testing. It seems the AI is pretty good at generating tests and validating them, so really filling out the places where testing is weak. I think we could do a lot more tests for each compiler pass. For example, I think getting the AI to generate tons of programs and validate that the types the compiler infers on each variable are what we expect them to be.
  • pbiggar2 days ago
    Sharing my experience of writing a full optimizing compiler for Darklang, using Claude Code, over the holidays.

    Would love to hear from more experienced folks (on either AI or compiler-side) over what could be done better.