Edison Design Group
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Software |
| Founded | 1988 |
| Headquarters | Scotch Plains, New Jersey |
Key people | J. Stephen Adamczyk John Spicer Daveed Vandevoorde |
| Products | Compiler front ends |
Number of employees | 6 |
| Website | www |
The Edison Design Group (EDG) is a U.S.-based firm that specializes in developing compiler front ends—covering preprocessing and parsing—for C++ and previously for Java and Fortran. Their front-end technology is extensively embedded in numerous commercial compilers and code analysis solutions such as the Intel C++ compiler, Microsoft Visual C++ (IntelliSense), NVIDIA CUDA Compiler, SGI MIPSpro, The Portland Group, and Comeau C++. EDG is distinguished for creating the first, and possibly sole, front end to support the export keyword in C++, a feature that remained unused until its adoption in C++20, highlighting their pioneering role in implementing cutting-edge language capabilities.
Established in 1988 in New Jersey by J. Stephen "Steve" Adamczyk—an alumnus of MIT and Indiana University Bloomington with significant compiler engineering background from Advanced Computer Techniques—EDG operates with a compact team of specialists including John Spicer and Daveed Vandevoorde. This concentrated expertise allows the company to provide highly refined compiler front-end solutions that are essential components of leading software development environments.
See also
- Dinkumware, supplier of standard libraries utilized by various commercial C/C++ compilers
Further reading
- Adamczyk, J. Stephen. MU: A System Implementation Language for Microcomputers, Indiana University, 1977