Content deleted Content added
No edit summary |
Guy Harris (talk | contribs) The Windows NT family currently runs through Windows 8.1; give the name of the family and its newest member. Link the members of the "Windows OT" family as well. |
||
Line 4:
The source code must be [[compiler|compiled]] before running, unless the computer used has an [[Interpreter (computing)|interpreter]] for the language at hand. The term is also used for [[assembly language]] compatibility, where the source is a [[human-readable]] form of [[machine code]] that must be converted into numerical (i.e. executable) machine code by an [[Assembly language#Assembler|assembler]]. This is different from [[binary code compatibility]], where no recompilation (or assembly) is needed.
Source-compatibility is a major issue in the developing of computer programs. For example, most [[Unix]] systems are source compatible, as long as one uses only standard [[library|libraries]]. [[Microsoft Windows]] systems are source compatible across one major family (the [[Windows NT
==See also==
| |||