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Vibecoding an LLVM TypeScript Compiler

Quick Intro: I'm a TypeScript lover, and I'm on holiday. I was bored. I had a wild idea: why can't I vibe code an AOT compiler for TypeScript? However, the language is not strictly 1-1 typescript implementation; it's a subset with the features I want. This language was meant to write backend APIs and Microservices. I wanted to have - ARC Memory Management like Swift - Multithreaded task-based async (Like C# or Tokio in Rust) - Strictly Typed - Decentralized Package management like Golang (Hate n

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2026-10-30 05:30:28.661Z
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Source account: Quick Intro: I'm a TypeScript lover, and I'm on holiday. I was bored. I had a wild idea: why can't I vibe code an AOT compiler for TypeScript? However, the language is not strictly 1-1 typescript implementation; it's a subset with the features I want. This language was meant to write backend APIs and Microservices. I wanted to have - ARC Memory Management like Swift - Multithreaded task-based async (Like C# or Tokio in Rust) - Strictly Typed - Decentralized Package management like Golang (Hate n

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