title: Language interpreted from source code vs. bytecode in Web
body: <p>Assuming a program is written in 2 different languages:</p>
  
  <ol>
  <li>In a language interpreted from source code (PHP for example)</li>
  <li>In a language interpreted from bytecode (Java for example).</li>
  </ol>
  
  <p>The two program do exactly the same (for simplicity, lets say they both just output one line of text).</p>
  
  <p><strong>Will language (2) be faster than (1)?</strong> </p>
  
  <p>Can I conclude that in theory, in a case where two sites offer the same functionality, but one built with PHP while the other with Java (JSP), the Java based site will be faster?</p>
  
  <p>Joel</p>