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> The machine is not "interpreting instructions" but "just" mapping to unambiguous defined actions. Well in the case of Python, the interpreter is indeed inter
by myownpetard 3y ago
> The machine is not "interpreting instructions" but "just" mapping to unambiguous defined actions.
Well in the case of Python, the interpreter is indeed interpreting.
- withinboredom 3y agoAn interpreter is just a compiler that executes the code instead of storing it in a file.
- myownpetard 3y agoIt was a pun about how this thread is being overly semantic in an unnecessary and uninteresting way... We could also talk about how the word 'executes' implies some kind of agency which computers lack. It's like saying a rock just executes the laws of physics when it rolls down a hill...