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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