DMD backend generation future with the new AI race processor

[Ben Jones]

On Sunday, 10 March 2024 at 22:55:32 UTC, Brad Roberts wrote:
> The issues I had with doing the arm DMD backend were primarily 
> the difficulty of deciphering and penetrating the dmd backend, 
> not the arm parts.  The other big issue I had was me and my 
> work patterns.  I got enough done that I knew it could be done. 
>  That's an inflection point for me where it's likely I'll drop 
> many projects, particularly the exploratory ones.  I was also 
> busy with a more than full time job and had to prioritize it 
> over massive side projects.

I'm happy to help with this project.  I also don't think we'll 
hit LDC performance, but there's benefits to being self hosting 
on ARM platforms without LDC/GDC.