What is Modula-2 written in?
Modula-2 is a programming language, first released in 1978.
Implementation
| Layer | Written in | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Compiler | Pascal (since 1978) | Early Modula-2 compilers written in Pascal |
Compiler implementation
The Modula-2 compiler, written in Pascal, translates Modula-2 source code into an executable or intermediate format. The choice of implementation language affects the compiler's portability, build-time dependencies, and the path toward Modula-2 eventually becoming self-hosting.
Many language compilers are written in C or C++ for maximum portability and performance. When a compiler is written in a higher-level language, it can leverage that language's abstractions for clearer compiler code, at the cost of a longer bootstrap dependency chain.
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