Jai compiles so fast Claude double-checks the 0.16s build before believing it
Singularitarian · x · 2026-11-16
A developer compiling Jonathan Blow's Jai language with Claude saw a headless build finish in 0.16s — so fast that Claude refused to believe it and re-ran checks, confirming both builds passed. Claude explained its sense of "normal" compile times comes from C++ and Rust, where such speed usually means a cached no-op.
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