[Discuss] Interpreters vs Compilers

[Adam Parkin]

Alan W. Irwin wrote:
> I enjoyed your talk, John.  There was something for everybody there, but
> unfortunately those who as yet have not programmed at all were (AFAICT)
> underrepresented in the audience.  I recommend you make the presentation
> available on our website so those who missed the talk can benefit.

I unfortunately had to miss the presentation so I'd second the motion 
that any notes/slides/etc be posted as I'd be very interested in seeing 
them.

As for the difference between interpreters and compilers, just to be a 
bit of a devils advocate: the fact that we can't find an interpreter 
that interprets as fast as a compiled language doesn't necessarily imply 
that one does not (or can not) exist. :p

This is why I'm not so much of a fan of "speed" benchmarks which are 
usually fairly artificial.  It could just be that Larry Wall (Perl) and 
Guido van Rossum (Python) are poor coders.

Now if that last statement doesn't start a flame war, nothing will. :p
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