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Roslyn sounds pretty cool. For the record, did Microsoft originate the 'compiler as service' idea or did it originate somewhere else?

• keithwarren 13y ago
  Mono has had compiler as a service for quite some time now
  • xanadohnt 13y ago
    They had the implementation, yes. But the idea predates Mono's implementation. I can't find any references offhand but I do believe Roslyn inspired the Mono team. Roslyn has been in development for a very long time.
    • amaks 13y ago
      Roslyn was announced several months after Mono has created their compiler as a service implementation. Having said that, clang/llvm was out there for some time already. So yes, the idea predates Mono for quite some time:-)