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:snowman: Possibly the smallest compiler ever

23 mentions on Hacker News by 22 people: 6 stories, 17 comments · first 2016-03-31 · latest 2026-06-18

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  1. Haven't tried it myself, but there is "the-super-tiny-compiler": https://github.com/jamiebuilds/the-super-tiny-compiler
    comment by ursula_gren · 2026-06-18 · in CS 6120: Advanced Compilers: The Self-Guided Online Course (2020)
  2. You could start here: https://github.com/jamiebuilds/the-super-tiny-compiler That converts from lisp-like to javascript. Really though this is a big field, and there are lots of resources out there. To get started look at your input…
    comment by stevekemp · 2023-03-12 · in Ask HN: Guidance on writing a source to source compiler (transpiler)
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    The Super Tiny Compiler
    story by stefankuehnel · 2023-03-03 · 42 comments
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    The Super Tiny Compiler – Possibly the smallest compiler ever
    story by luuuzeta · 2023-01-03 · 1 comment
  5. You can just link the original file https://github.com/jamiebuilds/the-super-tiny-compiler/blob/...
    comment by klohto · 2022-01-29 · in A dynamic tutorial about a compiler in one JavaScript file (2016)
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    A dynamic tutorial about a compiler in one JavaScript file (2016)
    story by roramigator · 2022-01-29 · 7 comments
  7. …may want to have a look at an "MVP" compiler one of such projects is The Super Tiny Compiler[0] [0] https://github.com/jamiebuilds/the-super-tiny-compiler
    comment by max_ · 2020-08-20 · in Ask HN: Beginner non-trivial transpiler projects to learn from?
  8. There is a GitHub project I've used as reference a couple of times, written in JS. https://github.com/jamiebuilds/the-super-tiny-compiler
    comment by fallennode · 2020-05-15 · in Ask HN: Online Compiler Courses?
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    An ultra-simplified example of a modern compiler written in JavaScript
    story by alokrai · 2020-03-09 · 27 comments
  10. I laughed at the header in comment at the top of the Super Tiny Compiler here: https://github.com/jamiebuilds/the-super-tiny-compiler/blob/...
    comment by john-radio · 2020-02-12 · in A bestiary of single-file implementations of programming languages
  11. I enjoyed Kyle James' "The Super Tiny Compiler." https://github.com/jamiebuilds/the-super-tiny-compiler
    comment by minieggs · 2019-08-04 · in Build Your Own Text Editor
  12. …I'm the author of this) Vanilla JS series https://javascript30.com/ Super Tiny Compiler https://github.com/jamiebuilds/the-super-tiny-compiler
    comment by k2052 · 2018-03-15 · in Ask HN: “Write your own” or “Build your own” software projects
  13. Wow, excellent work! These are always super interesting to read. A similar project: https://github.com/thejameskyle/the-super-tiny-compiler
    comment by prezjordan · 2018-01-21 · in A Simple Compiler in JavaScript
  14. …team in order to provide a smooth migration path whenever they make changes to the public API. [0] https://github.com/thejameskyle/the-super-tiny-compiler [1] https://github.com/facebook/jscodeshift
    comment by TheAceOfHearts · 2017-09-02 · in My first fifteen compilers
  15. …It's also implemented in JabaScript. It's an amazing learning tool and I really loved reading it! https://github.com/thejameskyle/the-super-tiny-compiler
    comment by Joe8Bit · 2016-12-25 · in Ask HN: Recommend an introductory course on compilers
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    Super Tiny Compiler – simple compiler written in easy to read JavaScript
    story by iyn · 2016-11-15 · 0 comments
  17. How long did it take you? The documentation is A+ (it reminds me of this compiler: https://github.com/thejameskyle/the-super-tiny-compiler ).
    comment by cagmz · 2016-10-24 · in How to Write a Lisp Interpreter in Python (2010)
  18. …to see a "real-world" example of it. I actually just read through something similar in JavaScript ( https://github.com/thejameskyle/the-super-tiny-compiler ). I really should give language implementation a shot one of these days (closest…
    comment by avolcano · 2016-08-31 · in The Fastest FizzBuzz in the West
  19. This is also a really good resource: https://github.com/thejameskyle/the-super-tiny-compiler
    comment by moretti · 2016-06-29 · in How to implement a programming language in JavaScript
  20. Its probably a parody of https://github.com/thejameskyle/the-super-tiny-compiler
    comment by hyperhopper · 2016-03-31 · in The Super Tiny Interpreter
  21. I added a separate file without any code comments as well. https://github.com/thejameskyle/the-super-tiny-compiler/blob...
    comment by thejameskyle · 2016-03-31 · in Super Tiny Compiler
  22. …If you're impatient, go straight to the JavaScript code (but the README is worth reading too): https://github.com/thejameskyle/the-super-tiny-compiler/blob... For someone like me who always goes, "Comments? Meh. The code should be the…
    comment by Stratoscope · 2016-03-31 · in Super Tiny Compiler
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    Super Tiny Compiler
    story by Stratoscope · 2016-03-31 · 100 comments