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by dirkc 489 days ago
I've wanted to do Nand2Tetris for a very long time, but it just never reaches the top of the pile of "things I'd like to do".

Many years ago I built a linux system following the Linux From Scratch (LFS) guide. My experience doing it corresponds with a lot of what the author mentions.

In all this there is a slightly uncomfortable realization, at some point you need to trust the layers below, knowing everything is simply not possible.