"Nobody programs in machine language" (was: Modern

From: Ethan Dicks <dickset_at_amanda.spole.gov>
Date: Wed Jun 23 20:57:19 2004

On Wed, Jun 23, 2004 at 02:32:04PM -0700, Fred Cisin wrote:
> Q: Current C compilers are written in C.
> What was the FIRST C compiler written in?

B? BCPL?

Return Q: (and Amiga guys, give the rest of the class a chance to
answer first ;-) What is a BCPL BPTR? What advantage does it have
over an ordinary pointer in C?

-ethan

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