DMD 1.031 and 2.015 releases

Walter Bright newshound1 at digitalmars.com
Thu Jun 19 12:08:59 PDT 2008


Sascha Katzner wrote:
> I would love this too. A bootstrapped compiler is like the ultimate 
> statement from a developer that he thinks his product is mature enough 
> that even he himself uses it. I think when D has achieved this goal, it 
> is finally adult. :)

The problem with a D compiler in D is that nearly every compiler back 
end is in C or C++, and having the D front end in C++ makes it easier to 
connect to existing back ends.

Many, many times, however, I wished it was in D just because it would 
make coding it easier.


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