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Interpreters and Compilers: How Your Code Actually Becomes a Running Program

Every developer writes code that "just works" thousands of times without thinking about what happens between hitting save and seeing output on screen. This article pulls back that curtain.

  • Human-readable source code undergoes several transformation stages
  • Key concepts include lexical analysis, parsing, and abstract syntax trees
  • Interpretation and compilation are distinct execution methods

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