top | item 10731640 (no title) yeison | 10 years ago What does it mean to be 'self-hosting' here? Does it just mean that it's a compiler that can compile itself? discuss order hn newest nlh|10 years ago I believe so. FTA:"Looking at my code, even though I wrote it, it feels magical to me that it can handle itself as an input and translate it to assembly." wibr|10 years ago yes"Day 40 Hooray! My compiler is now able to self-compile everything!" quickpost|10 years ago Thanks for asking the question I was embarrassed to ask - now I'm even more impressed with his accomplishment! quickpost|10 years ago [deleted]
nlh|10 years ago I believe so. FTA:"Looking at my code, even though I wrote it, it feels magical to me that it can handle itself as an input and translate it to assembly."
quickpost|10 years ago Thanks for asking the question I was embarrassed to ask - now I'm even more impressed with his accomplishment!
nlh|10 years ago
"Looking at my code, even though I wrote it, it feels magical to me that it can handle itself as an input and translate it to assembly."
wibr|10 years ago
"Day 40 Hooray! My compiler is now able to self-compile everything!"
quickpost|10 years ago
quickpost|10 years ago
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