What is Runtime Environment?
Runtime environment is the library and source layer where the code runs.
Definition and Word Origin
The recipe requires kitchen: The code also requires libraries, interpreters and system resources to run. This layer is invisible, but provides support every time the program runs. It is ubiquitous at the browser, server and operating system level.
How to Know and Use in Daily Life?
Web: JavaScript running in the browser.
Presenter: Node or Python service.
Game: Driver and system files.
Technical Depth and Architecture
Layers:
Interpreter or virtual machine: The engine that runs the code.
Standard library: Ready-made functions.
Dependencies: External packages.
Version control:
node --versionIf the team does not keep the version, the "it was working for me" problem will arise. The solution is to write the version to the file and pin it with the container.
Frequently Mixed Things
It is thought to be the software itself. However, the environment is the house in which the software lives. The same software may behave differently if the house changes.
Use in Different Disciplines
Kitchen: The stove and utensils that cook the recipe.
Aquarium: The water and temperature in which the fish live.
Scene: Light and sound system.
Questions and answers
Why does it give an error?
Usually the media file is missing or the version is incorrect. Check the release note, it is installed incompletely.
How to find out the version?
With the version flag of the runner. In the team, a single version is written in a file.
Does Docker solve it?
Yes, the difference in environment: Everyone runs in the same box. It does not resolve the code error.
Is the browser also a medium?
Yes. It is a working environment in itself with its JavaScript engine and API set.
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