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Point of curiosity here, and I'm genuinely curious and not trying to snark; is it considered "compiling" when it's simply translating one source language to ano
by michaelcampbell 15y ago
Point of curiosity here, and I'm genuinely curious and not trying to snark; is it considered "compiling" when it's simply translating one source language to another? I see this term used a lot lately (and almost exclusively in the "... to javascript" context), so wondered if my preconceived notion was incorrect.
- xyzzyz 15y agoCompiling is translating from one language to another. Sometimes the target is machine assembly, sometimes virtual machine bytecode, and sometimes other language.