Why Python is not both an interpreter and a compiler?
eric
esj at harvee.org
Tue Sep 1 13:09:49 EDT 2015
On Tue, Sep 1, 2015 at 12:20 PM, Marko Rauhamaa <marko at pacujo.net>
wrote:
> Steven D'Aprano <steve at pearwood.info>:
>
>> I believe that Marko is wrong. It is not so easy to compile Python
>> to
>> machine language for real machines. That's why the compiler targets
>> a
>> virtual machine instead.
>
> Somehow Guile manages it even though Scheme is at least as dynamic a
> language as Python.
I'm wondering if any of the VM lessons learned with forth environments
would help?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threaded_code
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