• Iapar@feddit.org
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    2 months ago

    Compiling means that you take code then run that code trough a program that checks if the code works like intended. After that it will put out a binary/exe/whatever that you can work with further.

    From wiki:

    In computing, a compiler is a computer program that translates computer code written in one programming language into another language. The name “compiler” is primarily used for programs that translate source code from a high-level programming language to a low-level programming language to create an executable program. There are many different types of compilers which produce output in different useful forms.

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      2 months ago

      And I have no idea what that means.

      How do you reboot? You click start>power>reboot.

      I know what that means.

      Ask me to compile a script? Uhhhhh…

      • KrapKake@lemmy.world
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        2 months ago

        The code is your ingredients, you put the ingredients together, then bake it (compile). When it’s done you have a pie (a program you can execute and run).