Timeline for Is compiler bootstrapping on-topic?
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| Apr 13, 2017 at 12:48 | history | edited | CommunityBot |
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| Apr 12, 2017 at 7:32 | history | edited | CommunityBot |
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| Jun 27, 2016 at 19:47 | comment | added | corsiKa | It's not a question about programming, but it is definitely a question about software development which is explicitly nixxed in the faq. | |
| Jun 20, 2016 at 21:37 | comment | added | Jörg W Mittag | @fixer1234: Indeed, being on-topic on a different site, even if it fits that site's core subject matter perfectly and is only barely on-topic here, does not make the question off-topic, and there is no rule that says to must post a question to the best-fitting site. A certain amount of "forum shopping" is okay, choose the site which is most likely to give you the kind of answer you seek. I would expect this question to have very different answers on Software Engineering, Computer Science and here, and the OP may not be interested in the kinds of answers (or even be able to comprehend them) over there. | |
| Jun 20, 2016 at 13:57 | comment | added | fixer1234 | I agree with Ramhound. Compilers are used by programmers, but the question isn't about programming, it's about how the software works. Similarly, the vast majority of C++ questions would be off-topic here, but this would be the place to ask one about a problem installing that software on your computer. As for your examples, lots of questions are on-topic on multiple sites. There could be another site where a question might be closer to their core subject matter, but there is no requirement to post it there if it's on-topic here. | |
| Jun 20, 2016 at 11:31 | comment | added | Ramhound | A compiled is computer software, how you a compiler works, is a question that is on topic here. | |
| Jun 20, 2016 at 6:28 | history | answered | 200_success | CC BY-SA 3.0 |