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I can't recommend nand2tetris highly enough – it's a great crash course in computer architecture, operating systems, compilers, etc. but also it's just mega fun
by hcm 2y ago
I can't recommend nand2tetris highly enough – it's a great crash course in computer architecture, operating systems, compilers, etc. but also it's just mega fun.
A big part of the joy came from making up my own extra credit side quests: implementing a compile-to-WASM emulator for the hack machine, adding optimisations to the compiler to produce smaller and/or faster programs, etc.
- ashdnazg 2y agoOoh, I also did the compile-to-WASM side quest! There are some really fun optimizations one can do to make the emulation run faster. It's orders of magnitude faster than my naive hand-written emulator.