title: Is "parsing" a subset of "compiling"?
body: <p>When I think of "compiling" I think of turning C++ code into a binary. Or perhaps C# into CLR byte code. But "parsing" could be something like parsing Python, or a web template language, where it doesn't need to produce any binaries, but can either execute the code immediately, statement-by-statement, or output HTML directly.</p>
  
  <p>Would you basically be doing the same task in either case? Ignoring the language syntax, would compiling C++ be equally as difficult as parsing a website template file (Django, Smarty, whatever), or Python?</p>
  
  <p>What I'm trying to allude at, is <strong>if I study "compiling" or read a book on "compiling" will I necessarily pick up the skills to parse non-compiled languages?</strong></p>