Re: Definitions: compiler vs interpreter [was: Rationale for a VM + compiler approach instead of an interpreter?]

2014-12-10 Thread Aristotle Pagaltzis
* Parrot Raiser 1parr...@gmail.com [2014-12-07 22:40]: The practical distinction, surely, is that the output of a compiler is usually kept around, to be run one or more times, whereas the an interpreter always works with the original human-readable source. Yes, surely that’s it. We all

Re: Definitions: compiler vs interpreter [was: Rationale for a VM + compiler approach instead of an interpreter?]

2014-12-10 Thread Gerard ONeill
Looks like we have a different way of thinking, not to mention thinking about a particular idea. Obviously definitions and distinctions are only for those who care about them, and everyone else is free to ignore them so that there is no debate. Although if I'm not mistaken, it seems like we