Who's Afraid Of Compilers?
Compiler
The Difference Between Interpreter and Compiler
Johannes Torsen explains the difference between an interpreter and a compiler. Compilers translate high level source code to low level machine code that computers can understand. Rust's LLVM IR turns MIR into lower level virtual machinecode, which is then optimized for use by other compilers such as C/C++.
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