Bootstrapping a compiler: why?

Question

I understand how a language can bootstrap itself, but I haven\'t been able to find much reference on why you should consider bootstrapping.

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Answer 1

It can be considered the bar that separates "toy" languages from "real" languages. If the language isn't rich enough to implement itself, it's still a toy. But this is probably an attitude from a largely bygone era, given the number of popular languages today that are implemented in C.