Re: "SHOULD I DUMP VISUAL BASIC?"

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From: Pat White
Date: Thu, 08 Feb 1996 16:48

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In article <4f8akg$i3k@druid.borland.com>, Pete Becker
<pete@borland.com> writes
>>Isn't Java an interpreted language?
>
>No, it's just implemented that way. There is nothing in the Java language 
>definition that prevents compiling Java, and, in fact, a just-in-time compiler 
>for Java can yield 2x-15x speed improvements.
In nearly 40 years in computing I've never come across anything in any
language definition that prevents compiling. That includes BASIC which
is where this discussion started and p-code. Likewise, they COULD all be
interpreted, only most companies realise compiling is better. Microsoft
is the exception - they tried and failed badly, anyone remember their
Fortran compiler for the PC. When it compiled without falling over you
were amazed. When you ran the results you were sorry!
Pat
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