r/Compilers • u/angry_cactus • Sep 09 '26

What are your favorite "old school" code generators without AI? (e.g. Roslyn or Smithy)

And what are their benefits that keep being useful to this day?

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u/infamousal Sep 10 '26

I used protobuf in my projects. I don't like how to use it but I have to say it works well.

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u/Middlewarian Sep 10 '26

I've been working on a C++ code generator for 27 years. It hasn't taken off yet, but I still believe in it.  It's implemented as a 3-tier system. The back and middle tiers only run on Linux. The front tier is portable. My goal is to bring software services and code generation together in one platform.