Compilation Process

Compilation is the process by which the source code is converted in the machine code which is further executed on a local machine. There i a huge difference between ordinary and java compilation.

In the ordinary compilation process the source code is compiled directly into the machine code which is platform dependent which means we can only execute that machine code on the machine on which it is written.

Whereas in the Java compilation process the source code is first converted in  byte code which is platform independent which means it can be executed on any machine and then the byte code is converted into the machine code by the JVM (Java Interpreter)

Some terms to define:

Byte Code - It is an intermediate code which we get after compilation of source code which is platform independent or we can say that it is the instruction set for JVM.

Platform - It is the combination of hardware and operating system.

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