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"LLVM monoculture" as in LLVM being the backend for every niche language, not as in LLVM being the only way to compile C.
by Ericson2314 6y ago
"LLVM monoculture" as in LLVM being the backend for every niche language, not as in LLVM being the only way to compile C.
- pjmlp 6y agoBefore that we had the C monoculture, where the same authors would be generating Assembly like C code (C--) and calling the compiler into it. The most dangerous aspect of this is the cargo cult of not thinking out of the box regarding alternatives.