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How Fast Does Claude Respond to Pings as a User-Space IP Stack? — 161 Points on HN
A developer tested Claude acting as a complete user-space TCP/IP stack implementation, measuring its latency in responding to raw ICMP ping packets — processing packet headers, computing checksums, and generating valid responses. The experiment hit 161 points and 57 comments on HN, quantifying the practical latency characteristics of LLM-driven systems programming. Results demonstrate Claude's ability to correctly implement low-level network protocols in real-time, blurring the line between code generation and code execution.
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