I built an x86_64 kernel from scratch, and it made me hate AI documentation tools. So I built my own.
Zackery Sayers created TaterTOS64, an x86_64 kernel, but faced challenges with existing AI documentation tools. Frustrated by their limitations, he developed his own documentation compiler called TaterBookBuilder. This tool aims to provide accurate, local-first documentation without reliance on cloud services.
- ▪Zackery Sayers built an x86_64 kernel named TaterTOS64.
- ▪He encountered significant issues with AI documentation tools, including context amnesia and hallucination loops.
- ▪Sayers created TaterBookBuilder, a deterministic analysis engine for accurate documentation.
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try { if(localStorage) { let currentUser = localStorage.getItem('current_user'); if (currentUser) { currentUser = JSON.parse(currentUser); if (currentUser.id === 3911687) { document.getElementById('article-show-container').classList.add('current-user-is-article-author'); } } } } catch (e) { console.error(e); } Zackery Sayers Posted on May 20 I built an x86_64 kernel from scratch, and it made me hate AI documentation tools. So I built my own. #llm #programming #showdev #tooling Six months ago, I started building TaterTOS64, an x86_64 kernel. As any systems dev knows, once you hit the 10,000-line mark across a mix of C, Assembly, and Linker scripts, your brain starts to leak.
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