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I assume you are talking about the last bit? This is of course a personal opinion anyone is free to disagree with. However in practice many popular programming
by matklad 8y ago
I assume you are talking about the last bit? This is of course a personal opinion anyone is free to disagree with. However in practice many popular programming languages are implemented in C or C++ (clang, gcc, swift, CPython, V8, SpiderMonkey, HotSpot) and in theory the best language for compilers is [Oca]ml. Rust is a nice synthesis of theory and practice.
- pjmlp 8y agoThat is mostly by convenience than anything else, as many devs don't want to bother with the whole process of bootstrapping a programming language. Hotspot long term roadmap is to be rewritten in Java for example, aka Project Metropolis. And not all JVMs are implemented in C or C++.