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*Jun 08, 2020 - [https://www.quora.com/Why-do-some-programmers-write-their-own-compilers/answer/Gerry-Rzeppa Why do some programmers write their own compilers?]
**'My elder son and I wrote our own Plain English compiler and IDE, in Plain English, originally, for three reasons. We wanted to know:'
***'1. Is it easier to program when you don’t have to translate your natural-language thoughts into an alternate syntax?'▼
***'2. Can natural languages be parsed in a relatively “sloppy” manner (as humans apparently parse them) and still provide a stable enough environment for productive programming?'▼
▲**'1. Is it easier to program when you don’t have to translate your natural-language thoughts into an alternate syntax?'
***'3. Can low-level programs (like compilers) be conveniently and efficiently written in high level languages (like English)?▼
▲**'2. Can natural languages be parsed in a relatively “sloppy” manner (as humans apparently parse them) and still provide a stable enough environment for productive programming?'
▲**'3. Can low-level programs (like compilers) be conveniently and efficiently written in high level languages (like English)?
**'Turns out the answers to all of three questions is, “Yes!”'
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