[dba-Tech] A new compiled JavaScript?

A friend of mine, author of a compiler, has a shirt that reads, "Real
programmers don't *use* compilers. They *write* compilers.

A,


On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 5:52 PM, Stuart McLachlan <stuart at lexacorp.com.pg>wrote:

> Please, can we stop this abuse of the word "compiler" which has crept in
> recently.
>
> To me a compiler is still something that converts a high level language to
> a low level set of
> instructions -  usually machine code.
>
> Javascript is an interpreted language..
>
> Dart uses a "cross-language translator", not a compiler  to generate
> javascript.
>
>
> --
> Stuart
>
> On 19 Mar 2013 at 11:15, Jim Lawrence wrote:
>
> > Hi All:
> >
> > Has anyone seen or worked with the Dart product? It looks interesting in
> > that it allows a developer to design in a structured language and then it
> > compiles to standard HTML5 JavaScript code.
> >
> > http://www.dartlang.org/
> >
> > Jim
> >
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