What is Speedcoding written in?
Speedcoding is a programming language, first released in 1953.
Implementation
| Layer | Written in | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Compiler | Machine Code | Speedcoding was implemented in IBM 701 machine code. |
Compiler implementation
The Speedcoding compiler, written in Machine Code, translates Speedcoding 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 Speedcoding 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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