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Claude Is Not a Compiler


n early 2025, I wrote Is Claude a Compiler? At the time, my answer was: I don’t know. I’m now pretty sure the answer is “no, that’s a category error, it’s better than a compiler.” But this requires a bit of unpacking.

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