A 385-line kernel with a web server, coaxed out of the AI and refactored into shape

Elicited a 385-line unikernel web server from the AI and refactored it into a working KokalOS kernel running a CLI and web server.

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How it works

He elicits a 385-line unikernel web server from the AI
Refactors it into a working kernel running a command line and a web server

Why it’s worth knowing

385 lines is a kernel you can hold in your head.

Where it’s from

Summarized from a public post on news.ycombinator.com. See the original ↗

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