language interpreters/ interpreted languages weaknesses?
Gordon McMillan
gmcm at hypernet.com
Thu Sep 2 12:48:27 EDT 1999
Garrett Hodgson wrote:
> Skip Montanaro wrote:
>
> > The only thing that makes Java "more compiled" than Python or Perl is
> > that you have to explicitly run a separate compiler over the source to
> > create a .class file.
>
> that's the real beauty of java. all the convenience of having to go
> through a separate compilation step, combined with the blistering
> performance of an interpreted language.
>
> what a deal.
And don't forget the speed of dynamic binding with the conciseness
and convenience of static typing; the generative power of interfaces
and the extensibility that comes from avoiding operator
overloading...
Truly the best of all possible worlds.
- Gordon
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