# Why isn't Julia written in julia?

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**Created:** [January 17, 2022, 9:50am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-isnt-julia-written-in-julia/74748 "2022-01-17T09:50:55Z")\
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> [@Julia written in Julia?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-written-in-julia/25781):
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> Is it possible to write Julia completely in Julia using the PackageCompiler? Why is C/C++ needed at the moment? Just curious. slight_smile

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