Compilers for languages intended to be machine-independent, such as Java, Python, or C#, translate the source code into byte code for a virtual machine, which is then run in an interpreter for the ...

Some might argue that Java is actually a compiled language, as source code gets compiled into bytecode, which is a valid point. Furthermore, the JVM and the just-in-time compiler perform so many ...

Instead, Java source code is compiled to JavaScript so it can run under Node.js or in a browser. Java-dependent Closure had been introduced by Google in 2009.