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Is there a language that transcompiles to C with a better syntax? [closed]

CoffeeScript is a language with a very clean Ruby-like syntax that transcompiles to JavaScript. Does the same thing exists with C? Then writing more readable and as fast as original C programs would ...
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What would be the best way to learn about compilers, and executable formats? [closed]

I want to write my own compiler for my own language. Yes, it's going to be hard, and it will take long, but I think it will be worth it. I have looked into OSDev.org, and read about executable ...
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What is the Ken Thompson Hack? [duplicate]

I read some stuff like cm bell labs but i couldn't get it all. How does it work really? What is the logic in that?
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How are operators organized in memory

How are operators organized/saved in the memory in context of a programming language. Are they procedures/functions saved somewhere and compilers just manipulate things to call these procs whenever ...
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What programs emit C++ code and pass it to mainstream compilers?

I suspect there're programs that instead of emitting machine code instead emit C++ code and then start a mainstream C++ compiler to compile it to machine code. I can't find any notable examples ...
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How to write a very basic compiler [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Best Online resources to learn about Compilers? What would be the best way to learn about compilers, and executable formats? Advanced compilers like gcc compile codes ...
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Steps in converting a grammar to LL(1) Grammar

I have the following question: Convert the following grammar into an LL(1) grammar which recognises the same language (you may assume that the grammar is unambiguous). A -> int A -> int + A A ...