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:I worked at a company that sold a product with a C interpreter. C is typically compiled yes. But it doesn't have to be. In fact, any language can be either compiled or interpreted. IOW, there is no such thing as a compiled language or interpreted language. There are languages and there are compilers and interpreters that accept input in some language. [[User:Stevebroshar|Stevebroshar]] ([[User talk:Stevebroshar|talk]]) 12:05, 11 July 2025 (UTC)
::No, some languages must not be compiled. This is the case of shell scripts, for which any syntax error must not yield an error as long as the corresponding line is not attempted to be executed. — [[User:Vincent Lefèvre|Vincent Lefèvre]] ([[User talk:Vincent Lefèvre|talk]]) 12:11, 11 July 2025 (UTC)
::Technically, it may be correct that any language can be "compiled" or interpreted. However, it is extremely misleading to claim that there is no distinction between compiled languages and interpreted languages. As Vincent Lefèvre pointed out, shell scripts should not yield an error as long as the corresponding line is not "attempted to be executed". The only feasible way to "compile" such a language would be to bundle an interpreter into a binary with the language. Some languages are clearly designed to be interpreted. Languages with a eval function like Javascript and Python would require an entire interpreter or JIT compiler to be bundled into the executable if such a function was called with a runtime value. [[User:Lxvgu5petXUJZmqXsVUn2FV8aZyqwKnO|Lxvgu5petXUJZmqXsVUn2FV8aZyqwKnO]] ([[User talk:Lxvgu5petXUJZmqXsVUn2FV8aZyqwKnO|talk]]) 03:06, 18 July 2025 (UTC)
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