Generate code in another language [duplicate]

Question

Write a program in language A which outputs a program in language B where:

This is a popularity contest. If you want to define your own BNFs/grammars for this, feel free, but try not to make it too boring by doing so.

EDIT: The more languages it ends up generating code in, the better (in my opinion).

EDIT2: Try to use languages that are not similar (I.e. generate the code in a different family of languages). (E.g. C to Scheme)

I would make this code-bowling, but I don't want it to be too difficult for people. — Millie Smith, Mar 10, 2014 at 17:13
Code-bowling is not a good idea. Many solutions here would just print out larger versions on each iteration, so the arguably longest version is infinitely long. — Justin, Mar 10, 2014 at 17:20
Might want to restrict what languages. Otherwise, languages that are very similar (almost identical, such as the two Befunges) could cheat, and for some reason, such answers tend to get a lot of upvotes. — Justin, Mar 10, 2014 at 17:21
This is a slightly relaxed version of Golf a mutual quine and its variant Write a third order quine. — Peter Taylor, Mar 10, 2014 at 17:26
The relaxation is that it does not need to be a "quine", that is, it can expand indefinitely. I think this is different enough to not mark it as a duplicate, but only if this is changed to make it so that it needs to be expandable (ie, never will come back to the same program, only a bigger one for each language). — Justin, Mar 10, 2014 at 17:32

Community · Accepted Answer · 2020-06-17 09:04:33Z

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php --> asp --> html --> xhtml .......

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answered Mar 10, 2014 at 18:07

Mohammad

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\$\begingroup\$ This is just boring: meta.codegolf.stackexchange.com/a/1063/9498 \$\endgroup\$
– Justin
Mar 10, 2014 at 18:44
\$\begingroup\$ @Quincunx I don't think the post you linked is about this. For example it would be boring if somebody just added the code into a variable and printed it. But in Html this is considered a code. \$\endgroup\$
– Mohammad
Mar 10, 2014 at 18:50
\$\begingroup\$ I know it is valid code, but it is still just hardcoding the output, and it is even easier and requires less thought. \$\endgroup\$
– Justin
Mar 10, 2014 at 18:59
\$\begingroup\$ Sorry for that I will never do it again. \$\endgroup\$
– Mohammad
Mar 10, 2014 at 19:01

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Kendall Frey · Accepted Answer · 2014-03-10 17:30:33Z

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I'm starting to like this family of languages.

answered Mar 10, 2014 at 17:30

Kendall Frey

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\$\begingroup\$ No longer funny. \$\endgroup\$
– Howard
Mar 10, 2014 at 17:35
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\$\begingroup\$ @Howard Sorry, I don't see how that's relevant. HQ9+ was certainly not invented by me, and wasn't invented for this task. \$\endgroup\$
– Kendall Frey
Mar 10, 2014 at 17:48
\$\begingroup\$ The question clearly said: lang A != lang B \$\endgroup\$
– Mohammad
Mar 10, 2014 at 17:54
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\$\begingroup\$ @user689 HQ9+ != HQ9++ \$\endgroup\$
– Kendall Frey
Mar 10, 2014 at 17:57

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