EDG open-sources its C++ front end after 30 years

On September 30, 2026, EDG published the source code of its C++ front end on GitHub, ending three decades of commercial licensing to compiler vendors. The C++ Alliance, already a fiscal sponsor of Boost, becomes its nonprofit home, with John Spicer chairing the oversight committee.

• Code is available at github.com/edgcpp/compiler, with pull requests open since September 30, 2026
• The C++ Alliance is the nonprofit home, a Boost fiscal sponsor since 2024
• Three tracks: community contributions, continuous maintenance and collectively funded features
• John Spicer chairs the oversight committee; its final lineup is still being formed