Very cool! I can’t imagine writing everything in C, I’m currently learning this in OCaml which seems nicer for a project like this.
MisterTea 4 hours ago [-]
> I can’t imagine writing everything in C
I will say that C is a perfect low level language for bootstrapping more complex systems and languages. If I were building a bootstrap compiler I would write it in C and have it emit C. Specifically C89/99 ONLY with no POSIX/GNU deps. that will guarantee a large swath of compiler and system support out of the box.
Previously:
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I will say that C is a perfect low level language for bootstrapping more complex systems and languages. If I were building a bootstrap compiler I would write it in C and have it emit C. Specifically C89/99 ONLY with no POSIX/GNU deps. that will guarantee a large swath of compiler and system support out of the box.
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Unlike how a bunch of projects end right as they start to get good, this has a great ending. Thank you
https://holub.com/compiler/
It is called Practical Compiler Construction. The Compiler Writing Journey is based on it.