Not really? But we also don’t need a million compilers. Those projects are extremely specialized and there isn’t constant demand for new compilers.
It’s something like saying there aren’t junior screwdriver makers. I mean, yeah? That’s a specific tool that’s pretty much done. There are juniors in the wider fields of carpentry and mechanical engineering. Someone might invent a new screwdriver, but we don’t need to trim a bunch of juniors to make, specifically, new screwdriver designs.
But there are junior compiler writers, they usually have Ph.Ds in compiler or language theory and work in a broader team that’s developing a new language or something. Building a compiler isn’t actually that hard, having it put out optimized code is, as is designing a language that maps well to compilers and is pleasant to use. It’s not a big field, but there are people across the experience spectrum.
Not really? But we also don’t need a million compilers. Those projects are extremely specialized and there isn’t constant demand for new compilers.
It’s something like saying there aren’t junior screwdriver makers. I mean, yeah? That’s a specific tool that’s pretty much done. There are juniors in the wider fields of carpentry and mechanical engineering. Someone might invent a new screwdriver, but we don’t need to trim a bunch of juniors to make, specifically, new screwdriver designs.
But there are junior compiler writers, they usually have Ph.Ds in compiler or language theory and work in a broader team that’s developing a new language or something. Building a compiler isn’t actually that hard, having it put out optimized code is, as is designing a language that maps well to compilers and is pleasant to use. It’s not a big field, but there are people across the experience spectrum.