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> According to Michael Tiemann: > > I wrote GNU C++ in the fall of 1987, making it the first native-code C++ compiler in the world. I thought Walter Bright's
by MaxBarraclough 2y ago
> According to Michael Tiemann:
> > I wrote GNU C++ in the fall of 1987, making it the first native-code C++ compiler in the world.
I thought Walter Bright's Zortech C++ compiler held that honour, but apparently [0] that was released 1988.
[0] http://www.edm2.com/index.php/Zortech_C%2B%2B http://www.edm2.com/index.php/Zortech_C%2B%2B
- WalterBright 2y agoTiemann's compiler was in beta, ZTC++ was released as a commercial product.
- kragen 2y agosee https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40270758 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40270758 for more extensive discussion on this point