Why are there so many compilers?

Question

Hello guys!

I am just a beginner and I was just wondering why there are so many different compilers? How do they differ from one another?

Moreover, how do they work?

Answer 1

becausd there are different operating systems and processors, and people disagree about how to slove certain problems, so they start their own projects. but for c/c++ the most relevant compilers are microsofts compiler,gcc,clang, and intels compiler. and intels compiler is only used for high performance numerical code

Answer 2

there are different compilers for different languages.every compiler has its own significance, tricks and different functions