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One question that I always pondered, and actually got me thinking about entering in a computer science degree is how does one write a compiler/code program such as VB or C++, because in essence, you are writing a program that writes a program.
So, how is it done?
in the 70's Dennis Ritchie was building on a language called B on the now C, now they wrote a compiler which would convert characters into hex values that were software and hardware independant so maintained portability and this is where it all sprang from.
I cant find the article but its all to do with developers adding and adding to the comiler, taking bits of code and re-using it so over the years the compilers have got better and better. I wish I could find it, it was so interesting, anyway check out www.cprogramming.com :wave:
Something similar to the chicken and the egg; Which came first, the compiler or the programming language?