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> some people seem to think there's a useful distinction being made What is that distinction? Excluding the javascript crowd, I doubt this phrase will see exte
by gatmne 9y ago
> some people seem to think there's a useful distinction being made
What is that distinction? Excluding the javascript crowd, I doubt this phrase will see extensive use in the field until the term gets properly defined and is meaningfully distinct from the word Compile as used today.
- nurettin 9y agoI assume "javascript crowd" knows how to compile their node binary. Thus, they know the distinction between babeljs and gcc, and therefore they know the distinction between compiler and transpiler.
- gatmne 9y agoWhat's the distinction between Compile and transpile then? and is this distinction agreed upon and meaningful?
- nurettin 9y agoI agree with drdrey's definition here[1], which is echoed in paragraph two here[2] as well, which provides you with the agreement part at least. Whether if it is meaningful to you, is up to you. [1] - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16076823 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16076823 [2] - https://hackernoon.com/moving-to-es6-babel-and-transpilers-337921c025b1 https://hackernoon.com/moving-to-es6-babel-and-transpilers-3...