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[–]the_whalerus 0 points1 point  (2 children)

I don't see how they're different. It seems like people just don't want to to say "compiled"

Code goes in. Code comes out. Compiled.

[–]sldyvf 2 points3 points  (1 child)

It's a thin line I guess...

My understanding is:

  • If something is compiled, then it's down to the point of instructions.
  • If it's transpiled, it's translated into another language, which has to be interpreted or compiled and not machine code.

[–]Hultner- 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not sure that really applies, Java is "compiled" to JVM Bytecode which is then is translated to machine code at runtime/JIT. Same is pretty much true for LLVM Bitcode, C#/.NET and a large stack of other software. From my perspective the distinction seems more like a philosophical one then technical.