Noun
One who compiles; esp., one who makes books by compilation.
Source: Webster's dictionaryRegardless of whether one is dealing with assembly language or compiler language, the number of debugged lines of source code per day is about the same! Fernando J. Corbató
The ALGOL compiler was probably one of the nicest pieces of code to come out at that time. I spent hours trying to fix and change the compiler. Working with it so closely affected the way I think about programming and had a profound influence on my style. Gary Kildall
At least for the people who send me mail about a new language that they're designing, the general advice is: do it to learn about how to write a compiler. Dennis Ritchie
If you try to solve a hard problem, the question is not whether you will use a powerful enough language, but whether you will (a) use a powerful language, (b) write a de facto interpreter for one, or (c) yourself become a human compiler for one. Paul Graham
I had a running compiler and nobody would touch it. ... they carefully told me, computers could only do arithmetic; they could not do programs. Grace Hopper
Vyasa:literally one who spreads, also known as Veda Vyasa and Krishnadvaipayana, traditionally recognized as the author) as well as protagonist) of the Sanskrit Mahabharata, the Puranas, and Upansishads and the compiler of the Vedas. Vyasa