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sjsjsbsh··on We tasked Opus 4.6 using agent teams to build a C Compiler
> but I can't help but notice how the battles keep getting closer to home

This has been true for all of (known) human history. I’m gonna go ahead and make another bold prediction: tech will keep getting better.

The issue with this blog post is it’s mostly marketing.

sjsjsbsh··on We tasked Opus 4.6 using agent teams to build a C Compiler
> I can already feel the contracts coming to fix LLM slop like this when any company who takes this seriously needs it maintained and cannot

Honest question, do you think it’d be easier to fix or rewrite from scratch? With domains I’m intimately familiar with, I’ve come very close to simply throwing the LLM code out after using it to establish some key test cases.

sjsjsbsh··on We tasked Opus 4.6 using agent teams to build a C Compiler
> So, while this experiment excites me, it also leaves me feeling uneasy. Building this compiler has been some of the most fun I’ve had recently, but I did not expect this to be anywhere near possible so early in 2026

What? Didn’t cursed lang do something similar like 6 or 7 months ago? These bombastic marketing tactics are getting tired.