Is JavaScript an interpreted or compiled language?

This is a common question in technical interviews, and it is also a hot question among nerds like me and you. To understand this tricky question, I will explain some other terms throughout this blog to give an overall understanding of the topic to en...

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Tetr

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Dec 22, 2023

wait- babel and tsc are transpilers/transcompilers. Javascript is an interpreted language so compilers can't be brought into the picture unless you go deeper and get some C calls for example. Please refer to en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runtime_system

Thanks very much for the feedback. Technically, you're 100% correct. I used the term "compiler" as a general term for something that converts X to Y without going into technical discussion of compiler vs. transpiler. I could have gone into more technical discussion about bytecode vs. machine code. It was not my intention from the post.

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Dec 22, 2023

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Mostafa Osama

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Dec 14, 2023

Very good

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