02. Compiled vs Interpreted languages

Compiled Language

Interpreted Language

The original program is translated into native machine instruction

The original program is translated into something else

Code is executed directly by Hardware

Code is executed by special program called Interpreter

Generally Faster and more efficient at run-time.

Comparatively slows at run-time.

Additional compilation steps are required.

No compilation step is required. Program is ready to execute as soon as typed.

More control over hardware like and CPU and Memory.

Hardware is generally not accessible.

Examples : C, C++, Erlang, Haskell, Rust, and Go.

Examples : PHP, Ruby, Python, and JavaScript

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