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Українська(UK) як міняється світ. Майкрософт переписувала компілятор ява скрипта на #go 2 роки. один інженер з #ai переписав це на #rust за декілька місяців. rust версія в 3 р

AI engineer rewrites Microsoft's JS compiler in Rust, achieving 3x speedup

Microsoft spent two years rewriting its JavaScript compiler in Go, but a single AI engineer was able to achieve the same result in Rust in just a few months. The Rust version of the compiler is reportedly three times faster than the Go version. AI

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AI engineer rewrites Microsoft's JS compiler in Rust, achieving 3x speedup

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 Українська(UK) · [email protected] ·

    How the world is changing. Microsoft spent 2 years rewriting the JavaScript compiler in #go. One #ai engineer rewrote it in #rust in a few months. The Rust version is 3x faster.

    як міняється світ. Майкрософт переписувала компілятор ява скрипта на #go 2 роки. один інженер з #ai переписав це на #rust за декілька місяців. rust версія в 3 рази швидша за go і в 24 рази швидша за оригінал. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Quf05tmWjaQ