This model traces back to Lisp and how BASIC was originally designed at Dartmouth (the pure interpreter approach was a solution to fit it into 8 bit home computers).
The best tooling approach is a mix of interpreter, dynamic and ahead of time compilers, it is a pity that not all toolchains provide this.
The best tooling approach is a mix of interpreter, dynamic and ahead of time compilers, it is a pity that not all toolchains provide this.