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Show HN: Mandelbrot set renderer written in pure [BSD] Makefiles

Hacker News (Show/Ask HN) · 2026-07-07 · status reviewed · open original ↗
Rendering · 0.90

Summary · qwen2.5:32b

A developer has created a Mandelbrot set renderer using only BSD Makefiles, demonstrating the capability to perform complex computations typically outside the scope of build tools. This showcases unconventional use of Makefiles for mathematical rendering, highlighting their hidden potential beyond dependency management. The code generates ASCII art representations of the Mandelbrot set directly from Make commands.
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