Invoking the Compiler from Code: The Java Compiler API We all use the javac command-line tool for compiling Java source files to class files. Then why do we need an API to compile Java files? Well ...

This Visual Studio Code for Java tutorial shows you how to install the Java extensions pack for VS Code, create a Java project and run a simple program.

For most Groovy scripts I use, I simply run the script from its Groovy source code as-is and allow the compilation to take place implicitly.