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#381 – Chris Lattner: Future of Programming and AI

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Challenges of Language Supersets and Practical Engineering

This chapter explores the challenges of creating a programming language that acts as a superset of existing ones, particularly focusing on C and C++. It discusses the philosophical tensions between ideal design principles and the practicalities of engineering, illustrated by a real-world anecdote about developing a C/C++ parser.

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