ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Dynamic recompilation

Dynamic recompilation is like playing with building blocks. You have different blocks that you can use to build something cool, like a tower or a house. The blocks are like the code of a computer program. When you want to run a computer program, the computer takes the code and turns it into something a computer can understand and use.

Now, let's say you want to change the way your tower looks. Instead of breaking it down and building it again, you can just change a few blocks on the top, and the rest of the tower will stay the same. This is like dynamic recompilation.

When a computer is running a program, sometimes you might want to make changes to the code while the program is still running. This is where dynamic recompilation comes in. Instead of stopping the program, changing the code, and starting it again, the computer can change the code while it's still running.

This is like changing the blocks on your tower without tearing it down. The computer can keep running the program, but the way it's working can change. This is a really useful tool for programmers because it means they can make changes to their code without having to stop everything and start all over again.