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We tasked Opus 4.6 using agent teams to build a C Compiler
How a team of 16 parallel Claude agents wrote a Rust-based C compiler from scratch, capable of compiling the Linux kernel, and what it taught us.
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AI & Machine LearningSoftware Engineering2026
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 2026 | We tasked Opus 4.6 using agent teams to build a C Compiler by modeless | 735 | 738 |
Cited in comments
Linked from 22 Hacker News comments by 18 different people, from Feb 2026 to Oct 2026.
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- giveaccountpls · Oct 17, 2026
- bratfarrar · Oct 5, 2026
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