What language is used to build programming langues?

Question

I am curious. For example if we use #include <iostream> iostream has a huuuge amount of text if debuged. Same withother stuff like SELECT from MySql etc. I wonder how that works that the system knows to do what it does after a command.

Answer 1

Off-topic:

Albeit being born relatively recent in comparison to the "old days" of programming where everything from wires to switches were things the programmer had to deal with, I've always had an oddly profound interest in the "vintage" style.

Disregarding the generic title, this quora thread is a good read on the experiences of the heroes who've fought through the mentioned era.

https://www.quora.com/In-the-early-days-of-programming-what-was-it-like-to-write-programs-directly-in-binary

Answer 2

it will have to be made with high performancein mind so, C/C++ and swift are your best choice. heres an article which shows you how to get started https://medium.freecodecamp.org/the-programming-language-pipeline-91d3f449c919

Answer 3

That is interessting i will look into the single things later. Thanks for the reply!

Answer 4

But in order to assemble you need something which is there. You cant use parts of a langue which does not exist because the language which is needed is based on the language itself. That makes no sense to me :D

Answer 5

And the meta syntax or YACC and LEX are also writen with something or am i wrong?