From: Alec Ross Date: 2010-05-04T01:20:06+09:00 Subject: Re: Teaching Programming Languages (including Ruby) In message <35D31281-C741-411C-AA3B-0C51C2303B0A@gmail.com>, Samuel Williams writes >Dear Robert, > >I see. Yes, Java isn't always interpreted, strictly speaking. But.. in >the general case it is interpreted before it is optimized. However, I >will think about the best way to address this. > >It is kind of like how C isn't always compiled... its a very gray area. > FWIW, there are a number of C++ interpreters too: UnderC, Ch, CINT, to mention just these three. Although these have minority use, and C++ is almost always compiled, I guess they have particular merits in a teaching/learning context. Alec -- Alec Ross, A-Train http://www.a-train.co.uk +44 (0)1689 829163 +44 (0)7710 656955 (m) A Ross Computing Services (Arcs) Ltd. 30 Cathcart Drive, Orpington, KENT, BR6 8BX UK