Re: Are transpiling techniques different than compiling techniques?

Hans-Peter Diettrich <DrDiettrich1@netscape.net>
Tue, 12 Oct 2021 20:05:34 +0200

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From: Hans-Peter Diettrich <DrDiettrich1@netscape.net>
Newsgroups: comp.compilers
Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2021 20:05:34 +0200
Organization: Compilers Central
References: 21-10-017 21-10-018
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Keywords: translator
Posted-Date: 12 Oct 2021 22:13:02 EDT
In-Reply-To: 21-10-018

On 10/11/21 8:23 PM, Kartik Agaram wrote:
> On a slight tangent, I've never liked the term "compiler". I prefer
> "translator". "Translator" maps well with "interpreter" when talking about
> natural languages. That seems like a good reason to also use it for
> computer languages.
>
> Bringing it back to this thread, I think the difference between compilers
> and transpilers is largely meaningless. They're both just translators.


I'd classify both like with lexer and parser by I/O type: A compiler
translates from source text into *binary* code, the other one into
another source *text*.


The "transpiler" IMO is a relict from the time when translation of human
speech was the domain of humans, to deprecate the output of translation
programs. While automated translation really sucked for decades, in the
last years I found human translations and presentations often less
precise or meaningful than automated translation.


DoDi


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