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Even where the language is defined by a standards committee, you end up with similar problems. In C and C++ the number of compilers has been rapidly dwindling; Intel’s suite is now LLVM based, as is Microsoft’s. Borland and others are a thing of the past.

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C++ Builder just got a release last month, and even though it is now LLVM based, the whole set of extensions and Delphi interop from Borland days are pretty much part of the whole picture.

Also another interesting tidy bit, all those compiler vendors that leech from clang/LLVM hardly contribute to upstream in regards to ISO C++ compliance, hence why nowadays clang is lagging behind versus its initial velocity.

Huh? MSVC is now based on LLVM? Where can I read about this? Or am I misreading what you're saying

MSVC is not LLVM based, but C++ MSbuild projects can optionally use clang/LLVM as the C++ compiler instead of MSVC.

Microsoft is still actively maintaining MSVC

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