Is C# partially interpreted or really compiled?

Question

There is a lot of contradicting information about this. While some say C# is compiled (as it is compiled into IL and then to native code when run), others say it\'s interpre

Answer 1

If you feel, learned, or are old school, that a compiled EXE is going from source to machine code then C# is interpreted. If you think compiled means converting source code into other code such as byte code, then yes its converted. For me, anything that takes run-time processing to work in the OS it was built for is interpreted.