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Tracking the frontier of deterministic systems engineering, proof-carrying compilation, backend work, and runtime minimalism.
First Shoot, Then Draw the Target: Chiba, Rust, and the LLM Cheat Code
A Chiba note about a strange two-agent experiment: the self-bootstrap path became messy, while the Rust reference compiler came out absurdly clean, forcing a rethink of how LLMs learn language style.
CHIBA's Level-1: PL created overnight using AI Agent Engineering like Sunomata Overnight Castle
Chiba Level-1 did not appear out of nowhere. It was assembled through specs, harnesses, context engineering, agent loops, and finally Codex turning a prepared pile of documents and Level-0 code into a real next-stage compiler.
Chiba Language’s Boring Promise: When Zig Starts Drifting
Zig once promised directness and control, but recent governance and ecosystem shocks around Bun, AI-assisted forks, and accepted language churn expose a deeper problem: a systems language needs a leash, not just velocity.
CHIBA-LANG Level-0 DONE! Starting ChibaLex & ChibAcc
After two weeks of hard work, Chiba-level0 has gone from an initial Rust demo to hand-written assembly and then to an LLM-assisted bootstrap path, and the next step is to build chibalex and chibacc for Level-1 self-hosting.
Chiba’s Memory Management, Safety, and Concurrency Design
One of Chiba’s core objectives is to provide near-zero-overhead automatic memory management without relying on a traditional Tracing GC, while ensuring memory safety in concurrent environments.
The Distinction of Programming Languages: Chibas Brutalist Aesthetic
When I reopened Pierre Bourdieus *Distinction*, what I saw was no longer the refined tastes of 1960s French bourgeoisie for coffee, gallery openings, and classical music, but rather the deepening, insurmountable chasm within todays technology community.
Chiba — Reclaiming the Missing Functional Dimension in Systems Programming
Many people have known me for a long time. After wandering through various projects over the years, I recently posted a few tweets, and quite a few old acquaintances said to me: "Its 2026—how are you still building new languages?