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Even that is a fuzzy barrier. You have lots of languages that have the compiler built-in to the runtime environment (Smalltalk, and I guess most lisps?). Anythi
by wlievens 17y ago
Even that is a fuzzy barrier. You have lots of languages that have the compiler built-in to the runtime environment (Smalltalk, and I guess most lisps?). Anything with JIT blurrs the line, too.
- eru 17y agoYes, that's what I was trying to say by mentioning a "spectrum". Threaded interpreters are also closer to compilers than most.