>Any of the tasks above seem like it would be a reasonable accomplishment for a good programmer. I think that's understating it. I would consider any of those

>Any of the tasks above seem like it would be a reasonable accomplishment for a good programmer. I think that's understating it. I would consider any of those accomplishments to be a monumental undertaking. Combined, it is legendary. If there is ever any doubt as to the existence of the 100x programmer - I would think this guy is proof. Somebody who creates their own chip design software as a means to creating their own multicore processor to run their own language, faster, is a motivated genius.