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> How could the first Pascal compiler be compiled if it was written in Pascal, but a Pascal compiler didn't yet exist? Therein lies the magic of bootstrapping
by groos 5mo ago
> How could the first Pascal compiler be compiled if it was written in Pascal, but a Pascal compiler didn't yet exist?
Therein lies the magic of bootstrapping a language compiler written in the same language. Look it up.
- userbinator 5mo agoYou need a different compiler to compile the first one. You are the one who needs to "look it up".