Hacker News·5 min read·medium
56,000 lines of DOOM, in a language I made up
G
ghuntley✦AI Summary
A developer describes creating a custom programming language called 'bet' to run the game DOOM. The project served as an experiment in compiler design and testing the capabilities of AI coding agents.
bet is a small, real programming language: slang keywords on the surface, a serious compiler underneath. It compiles to native code through LLVM, manages its own memory, self-hosts, and runs DOOM. I built it as a contained experiment, and ran it to completion.
technologyai
✦
Get the full story
Sign up for Headlinne to unlock AI insights, political bias analysis, and your personalized news feed.
Create free accountAlready have an account? Sign in