QBE – Compiler Backend – 1.3 | Hacker News

QBE’s compiler backend now supports Windows, drawing attention to whether it can move beyond Linux and BSD.

Commenters said the change could help desktop adoption and make languages built on QBE, such as Hare, more practical on Windows.

Others were skeptical about Hare officially supporting Windows, and raised concerns about QBE’s coding style and non-self-hosted design.

The discussion highlighted the tradeoff between broader platform reach and trust in the backend’s maintainability.