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Tim Hart and Mike Levin at MIT created the first LISP compiler, in LISP, in 1962; the compiler itself was compiled by running Russell’s LISP interpreter on the compiler source code.

Using GCC to run a Java program is familiar to anyone who has used it for C or C++ programs. To compile the Java program MyJavaProg.java, type: gcj -c -g -O MyJavaProg.java To link it, use the command ...

In fact, one of the mantras of the Java language when it was first released was "Write once, run anywhere," as Java apps were not tied to any one OS or architecture. The drawback to an interpreted ...