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GCC Allowing C++ Code By Bryan Young For years, we have been using the gcc compiler to build our source code into executable programs, so you're probably asking yourselves what the big deal is. The big deal is that for the first time ever, C++ code will be used to /write/ the gcc compiler, which has always been written in C and nothing but. The GNU project was started in 1984 with the goal of creating a completely free Unix-like operating system. In order to accomplish this, they had to build a C compiler from scratch, as none could be obtained for free. Three years later, GCC had its first release. It was written in C, and only compiled C. Since then, it has expanded greatly to include other languages such as C++, Java, Fortran, and others, though it has always been written in just C. Continue Reading

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