Re: Command Languages Versus Programming Languages

On Fri, 11 Oct 2024 20:58:26 -0000 (UTC)
Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> boring babbled:

On Fri, 11 Oct 2024 15:15:57 -0000 (UTC), Muttley wrote:
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On Fri, 11 Oct 2024 15:47:06 +0100
Rainer Weikusat <rweikusat@talktalk.net>:
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The Perl compiler turns Perl source code into a set of (that's a

 
Does it produce a standalone binary as output? No, so its an intepreter
not a compiler.

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There are two parts: the interpreter interprets code generated by the compiler.

Code generated by a compiler does not require an interpreter.

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Remember, your CPU is an interpreter, too.

If you want to go down the reductio ad absurdum route then the electrons
are interpreters too.