Fun idea: I'll try to compile Betz's original XLISP (C) to WASM too. Then we can benchmark 1980s C vs 2024 Rust, both running in the browser. Will probably be a crappy benchmark, but entertaining - and a nice tribute to the source.

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cmrdporcupine 7 hours ago | parent [-]

I'm betting I could get an agentic tool to convert the whole thing (XLISP and/or XSCHEME) to modern Rust or Zig in a half a day.

	▲	holg 6 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Just the simple interpreter, built in Rust, but yes we can also use the real xlisp, it is pure c, so easy to handle for emscripten, i built in the Benchmark, the original xlisp c in wasm vs the homebrewn interpreter