Show HN: An application stack Claude coded directly in LLVM IR
dboreham Thursday, March 12, 2026This repo is the result of a debate about what kind of programming language might be appropriate if humans are no longer the primary authors. Initially the thought was "LLMs can just generate binaries directly" (this was before a more famous person had the same idea). But that on reflection seems like a bad approach because languages exist to capture program semantics that are elided by translation to machine code. The next step was to wonder if an existing "machine readable" program representation can be the target for LLM code generation. It turns out yes. This project is the result of asking Claude to create an application stack entirely coded in LLVM's intermediate representation language.
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The article describes the development of an 'Alien Stack', a set of open-source software tools and libraries designed to help developers build and deploy complex applications with ease. The Alien Stack includes tools for containerization, workflow management, and monitoring, and is aimed at simplifying the development and deployment process for both individuals and teams.
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