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| From | Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> |
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| Subject | Re: A tiny self-hosting compiler used for teaching |
| Date | Mon, 24 Aug 2026 13:39:14 -0700 |
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Michael Lehn <michael.lehn@uni-ulm.de> writes:
> I thought this might be of interest to readers of comp.compilers.
>
> I teach a high-performance computing course at Ulm University. For this course
> I developed a small C-like language called ABC, which we use to teach some of
> the basics of programming and compiler construction.
FYI, there's an existing language called ABC. It influenced Python.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABC_(programming_language)
I understand it's difficult to avoid name collisions, and it probably
doesn't hurt anything in this case.
--
Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com
void Void(void) { Void(); } /* The recursive call of the void */
[ABC was also the Atanasoff–Berry computer built in 1939-42. There
aren't enough letters to go around. -John]
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