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Not really, no. It's more like a compiler as a library with a nice API.

• barrkel 15y ago
  Libraries can be platforms too. Platforms are a mode of operating when providing, on an ongoing basis, something that third parties use. There are several "promises" around platforms: a promise not to break compatibility, a promise not to coopt client software features, and - oddly enough - a promise to be incomplete, so that third parties have opportunities to build.
• scott_s 15y ago
  The authors certainly see it in this way: The transition to compilers as services dramatically lowers the barrier to entry for creating code focused tools and applications. From http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/hh500769 http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/hh500769 I agree with the parent. Yegge's platform rants is what I thought of, too.