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C compilers predate the C standard by many years, so “C is what my compiler does” is certainly a valid perspective. Also, the vast majority of programming lang
by umanwizard 7y ago
C compilers predate the C standard by many years, so “C is what my compiler does” is certainly a valid perspective.
Also, the vast majority of programming languages don’t have standards at all, and people still use them productively.
- pjmlp 7y agoExamples of languages with a standards document, describing language semantics and standard library, not necessarily an ISO one. Java, JavaScript, Modula-2, Pascal, C++, Fortran, C#, F#, VB.NET, Eiffel, D, Ada, Common Lisp, Scheme, Python, Scala, Haskell.