From: sun-barr!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!cis.ohio-state.e du!news.sei.cmu.edu!ae@ames.arc.nasa.gov (Arthur Evans)
Subject: compilers written in Ada (was: 20K expressions)
Date: 13 Sep 92 19:25:14 GMT [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1992Sep13.192514.15412@sei.cmu.edu> (raw)
In my observation, any product used heavily by the folks who develop it
has a lot of advantages. One of the biggest is the absence of rough
edges. All little annoyances in usage come forcibly to the attention
of those best positioned to fix them -- and they do so.
As for compiling the compiler being a good test: No single test is
adequate, and a vendor requires an extensive test suite of programs.
However, to the extent that a compiler stresses corners of the
performance envelope missed by other tests (and I think it does), self
hosting is a useful contribution to quality.
Art Evans
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