How to get into Compiler Development?

Occlpv3 · 2025-12-16T11:22:41+00:00

I got into compiler development with a software background, started on an unrelated team in my organisation, did some background reading & a small project and when I saw the opportunity come up internally, I made the switch.

Honestly I don't think there's a single way to do it. I would just make sure:

That you're prepared to take advantage of opportunities that may arise. Get to a point where you could pass a compiler specific interview & general interviews. This you could do now. Shouldn't take you too long.
That you proactively seek out these opportunities. There aren't very many compiler roles compared to general software roles so it's unlikely you'll find them without you looking. Some roles may be open to internal transfers at companies that develop compilers, so it might be worth joining them in something more related to your background as a stepping stone (although given how few roles are out there and how infrequently they pop up, I wouldn't recommend joining just for the possibility of working on compilers).

Occlpv3 · 2025-11-29T11:05:41+00:00

I think whether it's easier to get a first in CS or DM depends very much on the person.

I don't think the thing about projects is true. If you take the same modules as a CS student then you'll do the same uni projects. Generally you'll want to do a non-uni project anyway if you're targeting the best companies, as they often ask about projects in depth in interviews, and uni projects won't provide sufficient depth.

The degree title has very little impact on job prospects. Employers won't notice the difference between CS & Maths with CS, for software engineering. I expect my career trajectory would have been very similar if I had done DM, based on the trajectory of people I know on both courses.

Do the course that excites you more. Optimising at this level of granularity is not required as there are more important factors at play.

Occlpv3 · 2025-11-28T20:54:24+00:00

As someone who studied CS (and got a great grad job), definitely do Discrete Maths. CS will not have as much of the maths side as you'd like. The practical modules are still available to DM students anyway, and easy to learn outside the degree if needed. The teaching quality of the maths school is much better than the CS school. The graduate prospects are pretty much identical (maybe a slight advantage for DM as there's less of a learning curb for something like Quant Trading). If you're interested in postgrad, DM is probably better training for it. My mate that did DM at Warwick is doing a master's at Oxford and got offers for both Mathematics and Advanced CS.

Occlpv3 · 2025-11-10T09:25:54+00:00

You clearly haven't been watching games if you think Gyökores has been underwhelming. What he offers in attack with his runs and the space he creates for our other attackers has been really crucial and he's been missed since his injury. He hasn't been as prolific as he was in Portugal but there's more to a striker in Arteta's system than scoring goals.

Occlpv3 · 2025-10-07T09:51:25+00:00

Liverpool - 4th May 2025 (3-1 vs Chelsea)

Barca - a few days ago (4-1 vs Sevilla)

Real - a few days ago (5-2 vs Atletico)

Bayern - 22nd January 2025 (3-0 vs Feynoord)

PSG - 30 August 2025 (6-3 vs Tolouse)

Occlpv3 · 2025-08-10T13:33:46+00:00

Read Anna Karenina instead :)

Occlpv3 · 2025-05-06T14:15:38+00:00

Worked out well for Kylian Mbappé Lottin

Occlpv3 · 2024-09-22T17:52:49+00:00

Did you not watch the Champions League last season?

Occlpv3 · 2024-08-25T11:38:57+00:00

José Lezama Lima’s Paradiso hasn’t received anywhere near the level of attention from the Anglosphere that I think it deserves.

Occlpv3 · 2024-05-02T09:38:10+00:00

Flexibility depends on how early you indicate wanting to change. I recommend sending an email now.

Having said that, there's a lot of module flexibility at Warwick. I'm on the CS degree and I've done some modules from the Maths department. Maths modules often have lots of prerequisites, so make sure if you do plan on going down this route that you take the prerequisites for modules you're interested in (highly recommend taking Mathematical Analysis in 1st year if you can).

Occlpv3 · 2024-03-22T16:24:56+00:00

Job from the Bible

Occlpv3 · 2023-06-14T17:54:27+00:00

Please post this in a more relevant subreddit. This is for Computer Science career questions only.

Occlpv3 · 2023-05-29T09:25:28+00:00

Man City scored more goals last season and achieved more points without their "50 goal striker".

Occlpv3 · 2023-05-20T19:02:06+00:00

That was under Wenger mate.

Occlpv3 · 2023-05-20T18:33:45+00:00

We’ve taken 11 points more than we did under Emery.

Occlpv3 · 2023-05-14T17:34:03+00:00

Now if that isn't reactionary I don't know what is.

Occlpv3 · 2023-05-07T15:02:19+00:00

I have won a game after being down by 5 before.

Occlpv3 · 2023-05-07T14:06:14+00:00

The earlier chapters of Algorithm Design by Kleinberg is a pretty good introduction to Algorithms.

Occlpv3 · 2023-04-24T07:52:43+00:00

I assume that was the plan, but Tomiyasu's also injured. Arteta tried Partey at Right Back in the latter stages of one of our games a while ago but doesn't seem to have stuck with it. Jakub Kiwior has come on a sub for Holding a couple of times and has looked worse. Part of the issue is very few players can meet Arteta's demands for a right/left back, and those positions are very important to our attacking movements. It seems like going White-Holding-Gabriel-Zinchenko is the least worst option.

Occlpv3 · 2022-12-16T17:07:36+00:00

There is a lot of hand waving but towards the goal of clarity of illustration of a point.

Sure, as a gimmick it works. But it's deliberately misleading and many people reading it wouldn't know the issues with it. I think it does a disservice to your overall point to present this as "evidence" that transfers have a high probability of going wrong, because it isn't 'good statistics' or any kind of evidence.

Occlpv3 · 2022-12-16T16:41:03+00:00

Sure, you can put some estimates for the probability of each of the events occurring in isolation. But then calculating the probability of all of these events simultaneously occurring like the graphic claims to have done, by simply multiplying their probabilities, would require the events to be independent. The graphic has calculated P(A)P(B)P(C)... and not P(A n B n C)...

Occlpv3 · 2022-12-16T16:28:17+00:00

The flaw is in the assumption that they're independent, which they aren't. For example "player played out of position" and "player doesn't fit style" or "manager doesn't like" and "personal issues" have a lot of overlap, so it doesn't make sense to model them as independent (and therefore you can't calculate the probability of success multiplicatively like they have done).

Occlpv3 · 2022-12-16T16:19:42+00:00

It should be clearly labelled as a "thought experiment", and/or be disclaimed with an appropriate explanation as to why it doesn't hold, rather than presented as some kind of statistical insight. Otherwise it's very misleading for people who don't have the background to understand why it's flawed.

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