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It eliminates bytecode compilers and native compilers from the conversation immediately.
> It's not a native compiler, it's a transpiler
If this was said, you wouldn't then ask if it compiled for a VM, or if it could directly produce small binaries.
I wouldn't say the term is completely redundant. Only when you introduce it for the first time.
E.g.
> That's not possible. It's a transpiler. Back to the topic at hand...
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It eliminates bytecode compilers and native compilers from the conversation immediately.
> It's not a native compiler, it's a transpiler
If this was said, you wouldn't then ask if it compiled for a VM, or if it could directly produce small binaries.
I wouldn't say the term is completely redundant. Only when you introduce it for the first time.
E.g.
> That's not possible. It's a transpiler. Back to the topic at hand...