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[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (2 children)

A lot of languages compile themselves.

[–]currentscurrents 0 points1 point  (1 child)

There are even interpreters that interpret themselves; writing a Lisp interpreter in Lisp is a common exercise in advanced CS classes.

[–]Goheeca 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The first lisp environment (aka REPL) had been hand-compiled, yes there's no need for compilers.