32- and 64-bit architectures are well supported by the popular compilers GCC and LLVM. The situation is different for 8-bit architectures. Here, the Small Device C Compiler (SDCC) is the FOSS compiler competing with a variety of non-free compilers. This talk shall present the current state of SDCC, recent improvements, current challenges, and plans for the future. https://sdcc.sourceforge.net/