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I can't speak for OP but I think they are just differentiating between languages that produce an executable binary versus one that is interpreted/runs in a VM/i

by leshow 9y ago

I can't speak for OP but I think they are just differentiating between languages that produce an executable binary versus one that is interpreted/runs in a VM/is compiled to bytecode/whatever else

Can_Not 9y ago
And Nim produces a small binary with the ability to tell the GC if/when/how long to run, no need for any interpreter or VM. It targets c before final compilation.
- leshow 9y ago
  Okay? I wasn't talking about Nim or any language specifically.