> interpreted languages Being interpreted is an implementation detail. For example, V8 (Chrome's JS engine) doesn't have an interpreter. It compiles to (quick

> interpreted languages Being interpreted is an implementation detail. For example, V8 (Chrome's JS engine) doesn't have an interpreter. It compiles to (quick and dirty) machine code right off the bat. Later, the "hot" parts are compiled to better more optimized machine code. There are also several C interpreters.