How did that compiler sprung into existence, magic digital pixie dust?

eru · 2024-04-28T10:25:19

You know that especially for C, compilers predate the language spec?

pjmlp · 2024-04-28T14:28:12

Ever heard of a book called K&R C, and another book called The Annotated Reference of UNIX, aka Lion's Book?

Also lots of AT&T and Bell Labs money poured into employees salaries.

eru · 2024-04-29T03:04:31

What about that book? K&R C is more of an introduction and perhaps a manual. It ain't a spec.

And that book was very much written to describe existing implementation(s) of C.

exe34 · 2024-04-28T09:50:05

No, somebody wrote it.

eru · 2024-04-28T10:25:41

Yes, indeed.

What a strange question..