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Compiled vs. Interpreted Languages: A Comprehensive Guide

When you write code, you’re essentially giving instructions to a computer. But computers don’t understand human languages; they understand machine code, a series of 0s and 1s. To bridge this gap, we use programming languages. These languages can be categorized into two main types: compiled and interpreted. Compiled Languages In compiled languages, the entire source code is translated into machine code all at once before the program is executed. This machine code is then saved as an executable file. Process: The compiler reads the entire source code and creates an executable file. Execution: The executable file is run directly by …

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