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		DinaCoder99 on March 4, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: CS 6120: Advanced Compilers: The Self-Guided Onlin... Most compilers are not based on C++. C++ compilers (namely, GCC, LLVM, and Visual Studio) are based in C++. Anyway, no point in cargo culting the use any further.

mgaunard on March 5, 2024 [–]

Those are the main compiler frameworks used by all the major platform providers (Microsoft, Google, Apple, Facebook, IBM...) and support dozens of languages...

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