Note about prerequisite stuff

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That said, though, writing JIT compiler is a lot of fun and a great way to That said, though, writing JIT compiler is a lot of fun and a great way to
learn stuff. The first thing to do is to write an interpreter. learn stuff. The first thing to do is to write an interpreter.
**NOTE:** If you don't have solid grasp of UNIX system-level programming, you
might want to read about [how to write a
shell](https://github.com/spencertipping/shell-tutorial), which covers a lot of
the fundamentals.
## MandelASM ## MandelASM
GPUs are fine for machine learning, but serious fractal enthusiasts design GPUs are fine for machine learning, but serious fractal enthusiasts design
their own processors to generate Mandelbrot sets. And the first step in their own processors to generate Mandelbrot sets. And the first step in