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Did Microsoft rewrite their C++ compiler in C#?

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pjmlp2y ago

They did in the past, in something like LLVM, but based on MSIL, it was called Phoenix done by Microsoft Research.

In any case, it wouldn't make sense from having a bootstraped compiler point of view.

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0 pointsfreeopinion2y ago0 comments

Did Microsoft rewrite their C++ compiler in C#?

pjmlp2y ago

They did in the past, in something like LLVM, but based on MSIL, it was called Phoenix done by Microsoft Research.

In any case, it wouldn't make sense from having a bootstraped compiler point of view.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse