2 points
From energon cubes
4 points
blood, sweat, spit and sometimes a bunch of formal grammar
6 points
*
it’s gatekeeping all the way down
https://guix.gnu.org/en/blog/2023/the-full-source-bootstrap-building-from-source-all-the-way-down/
Is a very interesting read on that topic. It’s about how to get to “full” compilers without using already existing “full” compilers.
5 points
How did they know the first ruler was correct if they didn’t have a ruler to verify it?