To better understand their respective functions in the software development process, this article will examine the main distinctions between interpreters and compilers.

Writing a compiler seems like a much harder problem than an interpreter. If that is so, why was the first compiler written six years before the first interpreter?

See console app. Compile to an Intermediate Language The second method uses an interpreter such as a Java Virtual Machine.

Java is the most popular interpreted language on the planet. Learn how it differs from compiled ones in this interpreted vs. compiled languages breakdown.

We'll introduce a command-line utility that can make the process more like the compile process of other languages. The benefits include protecting your source code and separation from the interpreter.