From: DrDiettrich1@aol.com   
      
   wooks wrote:   
      
   > Why would anybody want to write a compiler in Java (unless it's the   
   > only language they know).   
      
   What should the students learn: writing compilers in C, or writing   
   compilers in general? IMO it's easier to port a compiler model, designed   
   in Java, to any other programming language, than modifying or extending   
   a compiler model implemented in C. Java doesn't encourage hacks, which   
   often are found in C code. While speed may be an argument in an   
   commercial compiler, a compiler course should spot the principles of an   
   compiler, not the details. A modular OO approach, as required by Java,   
   IMO is a good starting point for every big project.   
      
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