SectorC: A C Compiler in 512 bytes(xorvoid.com)

389 points by xorvoid 3 years ago | 66 comments

Blog post introducing SectorC, a C compiler written in x86-16 assembly that fits within a 512-byte boot sector and supports a usable subset of C.

Forsp: A Forth+Lisp Hybrid Lambda Calculus Language(xorvoid.com)

194 points by xorvoid 2 years ago | 59 comments

Sndkit – a toolkit for computer music composition(pbat.ch)

5 points by todsacerdoti 2 years ago | 0 comments

Research Unix Sixth Edition (WASM)(research.swtch.com)

142 points by simjue 3 years ago | 33 comments

Zoo of array languages(ktye.github.io)

160 points by mpweiher 1 year ago | 46 comments

Distcc: A fast, free distributed C/C++ compiler(distcc.org)

196 points by eating555 3 years ago | 95 comments

SectorC: A C Compiler in 512 bytes(xorvoid.com)

389 points by xorvoid 3 years ago | 66 comments

Blog post introducing SectorC, a C compiler written in x86-16 assembly that fits within a 512-byte boot sector and supports a usable subset of C.

Writing a C compiler in 500 lines of Python(vgel.me)

454 points by vgel 3 years ago | 142 comments

Blog post by vgel describing the design and architecture of a small C compiler written in about 500 lines of Python.

bzip3(github.com)

392 points by tosh 1 month ago | 111 comments

GitHub repository for bzip3, an LGPL-licensed compression tool described as a better and stronger successor to BZip2.

A skeptic's first contact with Kubernetes (2024)(blog.davidv.dev)

109 points by pmoriarty 9 days ago | 63 comments

A blog post in which a longtime infrastructure engineer, skeptical of Kubernetes, explains its components and the reasoning and tradeoffs behind them.

ASCII characters are not pixels: a deep dive into ASCII rendering(alexharri.com)

1271 points by alexharri 9 months ago | 139 comments

Blog post by Alex Harri taking a deep dive into building an image-to-ASCII renderer, with interactive demos explaining why ASCII characters aren't pixels.

What every developer should know about GPU computing(codeconfessions.substack.com)

422 points by Anon84 3 years ago | 149 comments

A Substack primer by Abhinav Upadhyay explaining GPU architecture and computing concepts for software developers familiar mainly with CPUs.