What is Pony written in?
The Pony compiler is written in C++.
Pony is a programming language, first released in 2015.
Implementation
| Layer | Written in | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Compiler | C++ | The Pony compiler is written in C/C++ with an LLVM backend. |
Compiler implementation
The Pony compiler, written in C++, translates Pony 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 Pony 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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