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What programming languages, besides Java, do you know that use bytecode?

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Besides Java, the following languages use bytecode:

  • Kotlin: Official language for Android development, compiled into JVM bytecode.
  • Scala: A powerful functional-object-oriented language, also compiled into JVM bytecode.
  • Groovy: A dynamic language for JVM, can be compiled into bytecode.
  • Clojure: A functional language running on JVM.
  • Jython: An implementation of Python that compiles into JVM bytecode.
  • JRuby: An implementation of Ruby running on JVM.
  • .NET languages (C#, F#, VB.NET): Compiled into Intermediate Language (IL), which is then Just-In-Time (JIT) compiled into machine code by CLR (Common Language Runtime). Although not exactly "bytecode JVM," the concept is similar - an intermediate code for a virtual machine.
  • Lua: Has its own interpreter and compiles into its own bytecode.
  • Python: Compiled into .pyc or .pyo bytecode files, which are then executed by the Python virtual machine.
  • PHP: PHP is compiled into Zend Opcode, which is executed by the Zend Engine virtual machine.

It is important to note that the concept of bytecode (or intermediate code for a virtual machine) is not unique to JVM, but JVM is one of the most common and significant examples of using bytecode to ensure cross-platform compatibility.

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