Compilers

How to speed up the Rust compiler in September 2026

How to speed up the Rust compiler in September 2026 My last post](https://nnethercote.github.io/2026/07/31/how-to-speed-up-the-rust-compiler-in-july-2026.html) on the Rust compiler’s performance was two months ago and a lot has happened since then. Overall progress The measurements for the period 2026-07-29 to 2026-09-28 can be seen here](https://perf.rust-lang.org/compare.html?start=1a833e16546c2eb012758ddd499964fd8afee29e&stat=wall-time&tab=compile&end=c1070d69382b8d2f2eb65119c738a77d9e324c9e&

Blog post · Rust · Programming · Performance · Compilers

Turbo Haskell

Edward Kmett's week-old Turbo Haskell Compiler (THC) JITs GHC Core onto Truffle/GraalVM, supports AOT Native Image, polyglot FFI, Loom green threads, and can compile pandoc, happy, alex, and GHC itself.

Blog post · Programming · Systems Programming · Performance · Open Source

EDG C++ front-end goes public

01 Fiscal sponsorship Receive and manage donations on behalf of EDG. The EDG open source transition On September 30, 2026, the source for EDG's C++ front end goes public, and The C++ Alliance becomes its nonprofit home. Same engine, same standards, professionally maintained, and open to contributions. Continuity is the point. This is a change of steward, not a change of course.

Announcement · C++ · Open Source · Compilers · Programming

Writing a ray tracer in Brainfuck

A playful systems post that implements a ray tracer in Brainfuck—compilers, esolangs, and the surprising claim that sometimes the correct answer is to write a compiler.

Tutorial · Programming · Compilers · Graphics · Open Source

Bespoke: A Programming Language for People Who Say Please

Bespoke is a statically typed programming language proposal in which every interaction with the compiler, runtime, and host environment must be phrased as a formal, polite request using British Victorian etiquette. The post specifies the type system, mutation model, control flow, concurrency primitives, and error handling — all reimagined in ceremonial prose.

Blog post · Programming Languages · Language Design · Humor · Compilers