> In computing, a compiler is a computer program that translates computer code written in one programming language (the source language) into another language (the target language).
> The name "compiler" is primarily used for programs that translate source code from a high-level programming language to a low-level programming language (e.g. assembly language, object code, or machine code) to create an executable program.
> a program that translates between high-level languages, usually called a source-to-source compiler or transpile
Since when is C a high-level language?
There is no need to be so pedantic. A transpiler is a special kind of compiler.
High level languages were understood to be the ones that abstracted away the implementation details of the underlying architecture. Pascal and C were definitely considered high level languages.
Higher level than assembly? Yes. High-level? No. Not with manual memory management, not without strings/encodings native support (char* is a bytestring, not a text string), not with so many platform-dependent features that are not abstracted away.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compiler
> In computing, a compiler is a computer program that translates computer code written in one programming language (the source language) into another language (the target language).
> The name "compiler" is primarily used for programs that translate source code from a high-level programming language to a low-level programming language (e.g. assembly language, object code, or machine code) to create an executable program.
> a program that translates between high-level languages, usually called a source-to-source compiler or transpile
Since when is C a high-level language?
There is no need to be so pedantic. A transpiler is a special kind of compiler.