Which come first, the compiler or programming language?

Question

I expect a good explanation not answer only!.. 😃..

Answer 1

Language. It predates even analog computing.

Answer 2

✓Compiler is created using programming language 😎

Answer 3

You need a programming language to build a compiler. A language can exist without a compiler but would be pointless (unless you are talking about Python, a language definitely younger than C compilers)

Answer 4

Some of the early compilers were written in Assembly or Fortran or machine code. Today compilers are written in C/C++. Interpreters for PHP, Ruby, Python, and JavaScript are also written in C/C++. A new language begins with a compiler or interpreter. A compiler or interpreter begins with machine code. Machine code (executable code) can be written by human, or generated by existing compiler.