17 Nov
2012
17 Nov
'12
5:07 p.m.
On 17/11/12 7:43 PM, Fred Cisin wrote:
On Sat, 17 Nov 2012, Toby Thain wrote:
Nonetheless, it is the usual route.
Of course the languages I am referring to are much more congenial to
writing compilers than C. (A notable example would be Haskell, but there
are many others.)
--T
Most modern language compilers are written in
their own language, actually.
While it is a common exercise in "proofing" a compiler,
it would have made sense only if that particular language was best
suited for compiler writing, rather than any other language specialty :-)
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Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin at xenosoft.com