What languages are written in C?

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Interpreted languages like Python, Ruby, and PHP have their primary implementations written in C. It is even used by compilers for other languages to communicate with the machine. For example, C is the intermediate language underlying Eiffel and Forth.

What languages are based on C?

The code written in C language is simple and execution efficient. As a result, the development of various languages has been influenced by C language. These languages are C++ (also known as C with classes), C#, Python, Java, JavaScript, Perl, PHP, Verilog, D, Limbo and C shell of Unix etc.

Are most languages written in C?

Most of the core of many important languages is written in C, but things are changing: the reference implementation of Python (CPython) is written in C (but there are other implementations written in other languages, e.g. Jython / Java, PyPy / Python, IronPython / C#...)

Is Python coded in C?

Python is written in C (actually the default implementation is called CPython).

What languages are not written in C?

Fortran, Algol, SNOBOL, Forth, Smalltalk, Simula, Pascal, APL, COBOL, MUMPS, LOGO and BCPL were also completely free of C.

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