> Most graduates of Computer Science programs can, perhaps with some trouble, implement a half decent C compiler in a weekend or two. I see you have not met m

> Most graduates of Computer Science programs can, perhaps with some trouble, implement a half decent C compiler in a weekend or two. I see you have not met most graduates of Computer Science programs. > for any given piece of hardware you're more likely to find a random C compiler This might have been true 10 or 20 years ago, but these days, C has grown so complex that the random C compiler is likely gcc or LLVM with not much else. > you can churn out a C compiler quickly for almost anything given a spec of the hardware. Who is doing this? There aren't a lot of new ISAs coming out now, and when they do come out, they usually put effort into porting either LLVM or gcc.