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- From: grantp@usa.pipeline.com(Pete)
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- Subject: Java - was Re: "SHOULD I DUMP VISUAL BASIC?"
- Date: 3 Feb 1996 10:10:08 GMT
- Organization: Kalevi, Inc.
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- On Feb 03, 1996 08:17:03 in article <Re: "SHOULD I DUMP VISUAL BASIC?">,
- 'andrew@williaj.demon.co.uk (Andrew J. Williams)' wrote:
-
- >
- >Isn't Java an interpreted language?
- >
- No -- and yes, in a roundabout way.
-
- Java is compiled -- but it's compiled into bytecode. The
- bytecode, which is similar to p-code, at least in concept,
- is 'interpreted' at runtime.
-
- Bytecode is a near assembly-level code which permits
- the interpreter to be very small and efficient. It's machine-
- independent so it's not quite one-to-one with respect
- to machine code.
-
- --
- Pete Grant
- Kalevi, Inc.
- Object Oriented Software Development
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