The point I was replying to was: > it’s interesting they chose to implement their own intermediate language, as opposed to just sticking to LLVM IR and “outsou

The point I was replying to was: > it’s interesting they chose to implement their own intermediate language, as opposed to just sticking to LLVM IR and “outsourcing” the problem of code generation I was not replying to: > It’s still interesting that they’ve stuck to it for 20 years after LLVM’s release. Changing the backend from their own IL to LLVM IR several years later is not exactly a "just sticking to LLVM IR" story. Knowing that C-- predates LLVM explains why they chose to implement their own IL.