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Interpretation

Interpretation

Feb 10, 20261 min read

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Interpretation

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Executing programs by directly traversing the AST or stepping through bytecode without compiling to native code. Interpretation provides maximum portability and fast startup at the cost of slower execution speed.

Key Properties

  • Execute AST or Bytecode Directly

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  • CPython, Ruby MRI

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