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[โ€“] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yup, C is written in C. You bootstrap using a compiler written in another language until your language is complete enough to write its own compiler.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Alright, that's kinda crazy lol.