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Thanks, I'd always thought targeted transformations -> transpiler, but it makes sense it's really a subset of general compiler functionality, sans binary output

• randomdata 3y ago
  > but it makes sense it's really a subset of general compiler functionality, sans binary output. Tell us more about this compiler subset that does not produce binary output. What do they produce? Ternary? Qubits? Nothing?
  • lolinder 3y ago
    They produce text, such as Golang source code.
    • randomdata 3y ago
      Thanks for your response, but the Go spec asserts that Go source is represented as UTF-8. UTF-8 is a binary encoding. We're talking about compilers that produce something other than binary output.
      • lolinder 3y ago
        Ah, my mistake, I thought you were making an earnest inquiry and not a joke. Carry on.