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@migueldeicaza@mastodon.social
2026-07-01 17:24:34

When you are a Swift compiler contributor, every day is Xmas!
forums.swift.org/t/dropping-th

Dropping the requirement for C++-only bootstrapping
Dear compiler developers, I'm happy to announce that from now on "mandatory" parts of the compiler can be implemented in Swift (on the main branch). So far we only used Swift as an implementation language in parts of the compiler which are not strictly necessary for correct code generation of the standard library, like some optimization passes. Now, we can use Swift in all parts of the compiler, including the parser, AST, type checker or mandatory SIL passes. We are dropping the requirement…

@fanf@mendeddrum.org
2026-06-29 20:42:02

from my link log —
ARM LDM and STM are Turing complete.
kellanclark.github.io/2023/09/
saved 2023-09-27

ARMfuck: Turing completeness from two RISC instructions
Why did I do this? Check out the GitHub page Intro/Context What are LDM and STM? Notes on the pipeline Where do we even start? Register Map Some building blocks Numbers Writing the Interpreter Dispatch Moving the Data Pointer Modifying Data Output Input Loops A Secret 9th Command Bootstrapping for the GBA Additional Links Intro/Context Thanks to making the program counter a general purpose r…

@berlinbuzzwords@floss.social
2026-08-12 13:20:03

Radu Gheorghe and Rafał Kuć were at Berlin Buzzwords 2026 to talk about preparations for the golden set and untangling the dependencies with the title "Circular Dependency Fixes when Bootstrapping a Golden Set".
Check out the recording: #bbuzz