Vibe-coded a professional C99 compiler with a broken hand (then threw it away)

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laidoffamazon · 1h ago

OP is Jeff Garzik for folks unfamiliar - Bitcoin core Dev and crypto entrepreneur from before it became so mainstream the President was releasing coins.

Still remember Garzik posting about receiving one of the first ASIC miners. I can’t even imagine how much money that must have yielded in today’s valuation!

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Vibe-coded a professional C99 compiler with a broken hand (then threw it away)

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