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Every platform, for better or worse, gets a C compiler first. Targeting C is the most practical option.

• cozzyd 2y ago
  Right, but once you have C it's fairly straightforward to use an interpreted language implemented in C (python, perl, guile, lua, whatever). Obviously such a compiler would likely be unusably slow, but that's not important here.
  • trueismywork 2y ago
    You overestimate the comprehensiveness of C standard with half the things being optional. It's not given that python will compile on a minimal comforming C compiler.
    • cozzyd 2y ago
      True, but Lua probably will :)
      • ronsor 2y ago
        Lua definitely will compile on an ANSI C compiler, without POSIX or Win32 extensions.