what are bootstrapped languages exactly and how do they work?

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what are bootstrapped languages exactly and how do they work?

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Answer 1

Bootstrapping in the context of Programming languages simply means that the compiler/ interpreter compiling/ running the software was itself written in that programming language.
E.g. the c compiler is itself written in c.

Doing this is not strictly necessary, but enables you to be completely independent of other languages (that you might dislike for one reason or another, why else would you write a new language).

Answer 2

Bootstrapping in the context of Programming languages simply means that the compiler/ interpreter compiling/ running the software was itself written in that programming language.
E.g. the c compiler is itself written in c.

Doing this is not strictly necessary, but enables you to be completely independent of other languages (that you might dislike for one reason or another, why else would you write a new language).

Answer 3

Bootstrapping in the context of Programming languages simply means that the compiler/ interpreter compiling/ running the software was itself written in that programming language.
E.g. the c compiler is itself written in c.

Doing this is not strictly necessary, but enables you to be completely independent of other languages (that you might dislike for one reason or another, why else would you write a new language).