This often-repeated statement doesn't really communicate how the editor works. While it does use many of the same APIs, you couldn't build the editor from withi

This often-repeated statement doesn't really communicate how the editor works. While it does use many of the same APIs, you couldn't build the editor from within the editor (bootstrapping). The editor itself is largely written in C++ and not Godot's integrated language GDScript, you can see for yourself https://github.com/godotengine/godot/tree/master/editor https://github.com/godotengine/godot/tree/master/editor