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Developer ports TypeScript to Rust using AI, but didn't read the resulting code

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Theo Browne created a Rust-based version of Microsoft's TypeScript compiler, called tsc-rs, primarily using AI agents. He spent approximately $400,000 over five months on one attempt, achieving only 84% compatibility. A subsequent attempt using a different AI model cost $24,000 and produced a fully working version in ten hours. The resulting compiler shows significant performance improvements over the original, but a competing tool from the Bun team has since emerged as even faster for many use cases.

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