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How I wrote a self-hosting C compiler in 40 days

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429 points rui314 | 1 comments | 14 Dec 15 14:07 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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yeison ◴[14 Dec 15 15:48 UTC] No.10731640[source]▶
What does it mean to be 'self-hosting' here? Does it just mean that it's a compiler that can compile itself?
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1. quickpost ◴[16 Dec 15 06:30 UTC] No.10742751[source]▶
Thanks for asking the question I was embarrassed to ask - now I'm even more impressed with his accomplishment!