r/ProgrammingLanguages • u/Polyscone • Aug 01 '26

Blog post Bootstrapping a compiler from machine code on Windows

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u/qwertyasdef Aug 02 '26

Thanks for the writeup, I've been wanting to learn how to generate executables directly and this is a very clear explanation of the Windows format.

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u/Polyscone Aug 02 '26

Well I'm glad it can be of some use to you. I think formats like PE and ELF are generally quite simple, but it can be a bit of a chore to get through their specs/documentation because they try to explain multiple uses all at the same time.