Show HN: Iron – A Programmable Compiler that can convert 6.3M LOC/s

Category: devtools

Tags: compiler, interpreter, assembly, intermediate-representation, jump-table, high-performance

Score: 7.3/10 (Innovation: 9, Technical: 10, Documentation: 5, Utility: 5)

IRON is a programmable compiler/interpreter written entirely in Assembly that converts source code to an intermediate representation (IR) at extremely high speeds (6.3M LOC/s) using jump tables instead of traditional key-value matching. Its innovative approach to language parsing and low-level optimization makes it a fascinating tool for building custom programming languages, though it is currently niche and limited to Linux x86-64 systems.

Target audience: compiler engineers, language designers, systems programmers

Repository: https://github.com/dogmaticdev/IRON · Assembly · Apache-2.0 · 5 stars

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