Frequently-used interpreted code is probably interpreted more than it is read. Most of the code in a large codebase is likely compiled more than it is read. One

Frequently-used interpreted code is probably interpreted more than it is read. Most of the code in a large codebase is likely compiled more than it is read. One-off code is often written, compiled, and executed once, and read never. If a piece of code is read more often than it's interpreted, written, and compiled, it's probably example code.