what is a compiler

what is it? i know you type pretty c++ or w/e code and it converts it into computer language so computer knows waht we mean, how do they differ for different languages asides that they convert two different languages? (its kinda hard to explain what im asking) like if all it does is change what we do to computer language for any programming language, why can't we have 1 universal programming language

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No, man, you're the moron. If we didn't have computers, do you think anyone would be writing? The entire purpose for a language is to make this hunk of shit you're typing on do stuff.

Or are you some asshat that writes curly braces and passes it to your buddies so they can admire the ink on the paper?

Programs are written to make a computer to execute, and only incidentally for other people to read. If you want to make shit that people can read, stop programming and write a book instead.