How It Works
C Compiler
A program that translates code written in the C language into instructions a computer's processor can run. Building one is a classic hard test of programming skill, which is why AI labs now use it to show off what coding agents can do.
Origin
Dennis Ritchie created C and its first compiler at Bell Labs in 1972–73. The word 'compiler' is credited to Grace Hopper, who used it in the early 1950s.