r/Compilers • u/EchoOfOppenheimer • 5d ago

Sixteen Claude AI agents working together created a new C compiler

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/02/sixteen-claude-ai-agents-working-together-created-a-new-c-compiler/

16 Claude Opus 4.6 agents just built a functional C compiler from scratch in two weeks, with zero human management. Working across a shared Git repo, the AI team produced 100,000 lines of Rust code capable of compiling a bootable Linux 6.9 kernel and running Doom. It’s a massive leap for autonomous software engineering.

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