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Using a program to convert from one language to another is "compiling". The recent backlash against the notion that Haxe, CoffeeScript, etc compile to JavaScrip
by city41 13y ago
Using a program to convert from one language to another is "compiling". The recent backlash against the notion that Haxe, CoffeeScript, etc compile to JavaScript is annoying. The act of compiling does not require going to an object code based language.
- rys 13y agoAgreed, plus we also have a better word than compile for source-to-source compilation at the same conceptual level of abstraction above the machine: transpile.