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Compiler implementation language preference ?

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From	Michael Justice <nullcompiler@gmail.com>
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Subject	Compiler implementation language preference ?
Date	Tue, 22 May 2018 04:58:14 -0400
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Is there any preference to writing a compiler in say c instead of say
java, fortran, basic etc? I ask cause i see many of the projects using
either c or c++ instead of other programming languages.

Sincerely,

nullCompiler
[Mostly people use what they're used to, or in languages that are easy
to bootstrap on the machines they want to use.  IBM's Fortran H
compiler was famously written in itself, but I wouldn't write a new
compiler in Fortran because it doesn't have great data structuring or
dynamic storage management.  (Yes, I know that Fortran 2008 is a lot
different from Fortran 66.) -John]

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Compiler implementation language preference ? Michael Justice <nullcompiler@gmail.com> - 2018-05-22 04:58 -0400
  Re: Compiler implementation language preference ? w.clodius@icloud.com (William Clodius) - 2018-05-23 10:14 -0600
  Re: Compiler implementation language preference ? Walter Banks <walter@bytecraft.com> - 2018-06-07 12:58 -0400
  Re: Compiler implementation language preference ? rockbrentwood@gmail.com - 2018-11-09 14:29 -0800
    Re: Compiler implementation language preference ? Kaz Kylheku <157-073-9834@kylheku.com> - 2018-11-10 04:00 +0000
    Re: Compiler implementation language preference ? Kaz Kylheku <157-073-9834@kylheku.com> - 2018-11-10 04:20 +0000
    Re: Compiler implementation language preference ? Richard <portempa@aon.at> - 2018-11-10 15:06 +0100
    Re: Compiler implementation language preference ? Walter Banks <walter@bytecraft.com> - 2018-11-10 21:46 -0500
  Re: Compiler implementation language preference ? Nick <ibeam2000@gmail.com> - 2018-11-13 02:14 -0800
  Re: Compiler implementation language preference ? Aaron Gray <aaronngray@gmail.com> - 2018-12-19 11:54 -0800
    Re: Compiler implementation language preference ? steve kargl <sgk@REMOVEtroutmask.apl.washington.edu> - 2018-12-19 23:19 +0000
    Re: Compiler implementation language preference ? Aaron Gray <aaronngray@gmail.com> - 2018-12-21 04:17 -0800

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