> something that actually outputs optimized code Optimisations might be difficult (some of them, not all). Yet, a straightforward compilation is trivial, far s

> something that actually outputs optimized code Optimisations might be difficult (some of them, not all). Yet, a straightforward compilation is trivial, far simpler than the simplest of possible interpreters. And an unoptimised compiler is by far more simple than even an unoptimised interpreter.