I once read that first J compiler (I think it was J). It's in a VERY alien dialect of C, but quite readable with some effort: http://code.jsoftware.com/wiki/E

I once read that first J compiler (I think it was J). It's in a VERY alien dialect of C, but quite readable with some effort: http://code.jsoftware.com/wiki/Essays/Incunabulum http://code.jsoftware.com/wiki/Essays/Incunabulum