Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!usenet.blueworldhosting.com!feeder01.blueworldhosting.com!border2.nntp.dca1.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!news.iecc.com!.POSTED!nerds-end From: Stefan Monnier Newsgroups: comp.compilers Subject: Re: A Plain English Compiler Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 17:33:16 -0400 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 8 Sender: news@iecc.com Approved: comp.compilers@iecc.com Message-ID: <14-10-013@comp.compilers> References: <06-02-122@comp.compilers> <06-02-125@comp.compilers> <14-10-005@comp.compilers> <14-10-008@comp.compilers> <14-10-009@comp.compilers> <14-10-012@comp.compilers> NNTP-Posting-Host: news.iecc.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: miucha.iecc.com 1414549129 62546 2001:470:1f07:1126:0:676f:7373:6970 (29 Oct 2014 02:18:49 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@iecc.com NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2014 02:18:49 +0000 (UTC) Keywords: design Posted-Date: 28 Oct 2014 22:18:49 EDT X-submission-address: compilers@iecc.com X-moderator-address: compilers-request@iecc.com X-FAQ-and-archives: http://compilers.iecc.com Xref: csiph.com comp.compilers:1398 > 3. Can low-level programs (like compilers) be conveniently and I don't think compilers are low-level. They may generate outputs which is low-level code, but the compiler itself is a rather pure function which can only benefit from being written in a high-level language. Stefan