porting software has been trivial for a while now. here’s how you do it.
March 16, 2026
This one is short and sweet. if you want to port a codebase from one language to another here’s the approach:
The key theory here is usage of citations in the specifications which tease the file_read tool to study the original implementation during stage 3. Reducing stage 1 and stage 2 to specs is the precursor which transforms a code base into high level PRDs without coupling the implementation from the source language.
Recently we’ve covered articles talking about recreating open source software using an AI cleanroom approach that provides a like-for-like replacement with a different license.
Here Geoff Huntley shows our trivia it is to do so.
