Moritz Beutel wrote:
> Hello, > > Anders Isaksson wrote: > > > > Also, I'm not so sure whether Delphi is the right language for a > > > compiler. > > > > Based on what? Of course Delphi is just as suitable for creating a > > compiler as C, or probably more so. > > the question is more like C++ vs. Delphi, not C vs. Delphi. The only > compiler I've ever worked on was mostly written in C, and I remember > that I saw various opportunities to simplify its structure using C++ > templates, but I didn't see much use for Delphiisms.
Define what you mean with "Delphiisms".
FWIW, it is very well possible and not unreasonable at all to write compilers in Delphi. If I had to write one, I would use Delphi, since it is the language I know best and I can express almost anything with it.
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