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by rewmie 1021 days ago
> But, writing a C compiler in 500 of comprehensible code (even in python) is challenge in itself that may take months after a few years of solid learning.

The people behind this project avoided that caveat by simply not implementing C. Apparently they kept a bit of the syntax but then proceeded to cherry-pick features that suited them and not make.an effort to even try to comply with any version of the standard.

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It’s a little bit bigger than Small C https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small-C