Austin Henley builds a 1KB C interpreter for a tiny Python-like language that can run FizzBuzz

Austin Henley describes a weekend code-golf challenge to build a Python-like interpreter in just 1,024 bytes of C. After finding 512 bytes too restrictive, he narrows the goal to a recognizable subset with Python-style syntax such as def, colons, indentation, if statements, loops, and print.

The project highlights the educational value of extreme constraints: stripping an interpreter to its essentials makes parsing and execution tradeoffs easier to see. It also reflects a broader hacker trend toward minimalist tools and playful reimplementations that deepen understanding of mainstream languages.