The wikipedia article on JVM languages states:
Some of these languages are interpreted by a Java program, and some are compiled to Java bytecode...
Which well-known, general purpose JVM languages are interpreted by a Java program?
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Robert Campbell
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4I don't think that statement is correct. A language with a Java interpreter is not a "JVM language", it's just an interpreted language. IMO a JVM language (which is in fact a misnomer, they'd be languages with a JVM implementation) is one that gets compiled to JVM bytecode – cthom06 Sep 10 '10 at 18:10
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@cthom06 - I think your answer is actually the correct one. Please consider adding an answer so I can accept it. – Robert Campbell Sep 12 '10 at 13:08
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@Zac - I still think cthom06's point is correct. The whole reason I asked the question is because the Wiki statement didn't sit right with me and wanted a second opinion. Your answer was helpful as well, however, so I upvoted it an encourage anyone reading this to do the same. – Robert Campbell Sep 28 '10 at 08:01
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Mozilla Rhino (the Java javascript engine) is interpreted.
JRuby, Jython, and Scala are examples that are mostly compiled to bytecode.
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I don't think that statement is correct. A language with a Java interpreter is not a "JVM language", it's just an interpreted language. IMO a JVM language (which is in fact a misnomer, they'd be languages with a JVM implementation) is one that gets compiled to JVM bytecode
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Pablo Santa Cruz
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IINM, Jython does produce jvm bytecode (with an optional output of java source). It isn't really run over an interpreter written in Java (which is what I think the OP wants). – MAK Sep 12 '10 at 19:14
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Another JVM language SnapScript is interpreted so that it can be run on Dalvik and ART (Android) in addition to the standard JRE.
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