Interpreter != compiler.
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Replying to @BrendanEich @littlecalculist
Didn't say it was, I was referring to babel, "transpilation" is incorrect vernacular, it interprets code, but doesn't compile.
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What do you mean?
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If it was compilation, than there would not be another phase of JIT compilation on the browser,
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No, compilation can be multi-stage, offline / "ahead of time" and online / JIT. Best to use standard definitions. Interpreter != compiler.
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Replying to @BrendanEich @ryanyogan and
See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Execution_(computing) … - you might also enjoy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abstract_interpretation ….
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Replying to @BrendanEich @ryanyogan and
Wow, someone added "transpiler" to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compiler . Wikipedia is not always reliable, you have to check refs and edits, but ok here.
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I think it's overly proscriptivist to oppose "transpile" rather than try to understand what ppl mean by it.
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The correct term is prescriptivist, but if you use proscriptivist enough and get it to catch on, this tweet will have become…proscriptivist.
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I'm a semi-pro prescriptivist.
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A ProAm prescriptivist?
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