31 Jan
2022
31 Jan
'22
1:23 a.m.
On 2022-01-30 17:51, Dan Cross wrote (in part):
Not really. As an interesting aside, before Java
became widespread I
heard folks mention "P-code" as a generic term for what most folks
mean when they say "bytecode." Now we often just say "bytecode."
Wirth called his Pascal bytecode P-code and his Modula bytecode M-code.
Why did Gosling not call his bytecode "J-code"?
- Dan C.