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Co-dfns Live Stream: Compiler Design and Architecture
Aaron Hsu (arcfide)
A two-hour live stream in which Aaron Hsu explains the architecture, design history and aesthetic of Co-dfns, his parallel APL compiler. He walks through the code and the reasoning behind its dense style.
HN readers say it changed their view of APL and array languages, with a clear walkthrough of how a compiler can be written in this style.
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