"Nobody programs in machine language" (was: Modern

From: Paul Koning <pkoning_at_equallogic.com>
Date: Thu Jun 24 09:06:48 2004

>>>>> "der" == der Mouse <mouse_at_rodents.montreal.qc.ca> writes:

>> Q: Current C compilers are written in C. What was the FIRST C
>> compiler written in?

Mostly in PDP11 assembler. It's online somewhere... (the old Bell
Labs unices are around, going back to fragments of V3.)

     paul
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