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Managed code is a disambiguation created by Microsoft to identify computer program code that executes under the "management" of a virtual machine, unlike standard compilations, which is executed directly by the computer's CPU. Some of the benefits of managed code include programmer convenience and enhanced security guarantees, depending on the platform (including the VM implementation).

Programs in any programming language could, in principle, be compiled into either managed code or normal binaries. In practice, however, each programming language is typically compiled into one type. For example, the Java programming language is almost always compiled into bytecode, although there are Java compilers that can generate binaries (such as GNU Compiler for Java), and similarly for the Python language. By contrast, Microsoft's Visual C++ development environment can produce both managed code (running under the .NET Common Language Runtime) or compiled binaries, running directly on the Windows platform with the help of its C Runtime Library.^[1].

There are many historical examples of managed code running on a virtual machine, such as UCSD Pascal utilizing p-code. Java popularized this approach with its bytecode executed by the Java Virtual Machine. Microsoft uses managed code in its CLR virtual machine in the .NET Framework, or another similar virtual machine.

Some compilers produce intermediate "pseudocode" with intention of compiling it further into target machine code, not running it within a virtual machine as managed code (see, for example, BCPL or ALGOL 68C).

External links

Channel9 video of the Microsoft Research OS made in fully managed C# code

References

^ Gregory, Kate (2003-04-28). "Managed, Unmanaged, Native: What Kind of Code Is This?". Retrieved 2009-04-22.

[Gregory-1] Gregory, Kate (2003-04-28). "Managed, Unmanaged, Native: What Kind of Code Is This?". Retrieved 2009-04-22.

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-'''Managed code''' is [[Source code|computer program code]] that executes under the management of a [[virtual machine]], unlike unmanaged code, which is executed directly by the computer's [[Central processing unit|CPU]]. The benefits of managed code include programmer convenience and enhanced security guarantees.
+'''Managed code''' is a disambiguation created by Microsoft to identify [[Source code|computer program code]] that executes under the "management" of a [[virtual machine]], unlike standard compilations, which is executed directly by the computer's [[Central processing unit|CPU]]. Some of the benefits of managed code include programmer convenience and enhanced security guarantees, depending on the platform (including the VM implementation).
-Programs in any [[programming language]] could, in principle, be compiled into either managed or unmanaged code. In practice, however, each programming language is typically compiled into one type. For example, the [[Java (programming language)|Java]] programming language is almost always compiled into managed code, although there are Java compilers that can generate unmanaged code (such as [[GNU Compiler for Java]]), and similarly for the [[python (programming language)|Python language]].  By contrast, Microsoft's Visual C++ development environment can produce both managed code (running under the .NET Common Language Runtime) or unmanaged code, running directly on the Windows platform with the help of its C Runtime Library.<ref name="Gregory">{{cite web |author=Gregory, Kate |title=Managed, Unmanaged, Native: What Kind of Code Is This? |date=2003-04-28 |url=http://www.developer.com/net/cplus/article.php/2197621 |accessdate=2009-04-22 }}</ref>.
+Programs in any [[programming language]] could, in principle, be compiled into either managed code or normal binaries. In practice, however, each programming language is typically compiled into one type. For example, the [[Java (programming language)|Java]] programming language is almost always compiled into [[Java bytecode|bytecode]], although there are Java compilers that can generate binaries (such as [[GNU Compiler for Java]]), and similarly for the [[python (programming language)|Python language]].  By contrast, Microsoft's Visual C++ development environment can produce both managed code (running under the .NET Common Language Runtime) or compiled binaries, running directly on the Windows platform with the help of its C Runtime Library.<ref name="Gregory">{{cite web |author=Gregory, Kate |title=Managed, Unmanaged, Native: What Kind of Code Is This? |date=2003-04-28 |url=http://www.developer.com/net/cplus/article.php/2197621 |accessdate=2009-04-22 }}</ref>.
 There are many historical examples of managed code running on a virtual machine, such as [[UCSD Pascal]] utilizing [[p-code machine|p-code]]. Java popularized this approach with its [[Java bytecode|bytecode]] executed by the [[Java Virtual Machine]]. Microsoft uses managed code in its [[Common Language Runtime|CLR virtual machine]] in the [[.NET Framework]], or another similar [[virtual machine]].