Difference Between Source Code and Object Code

Source code is code that is written by programmers in a programming language such as Java, Python, HTLM, C, C++, etc.

Object code is the output of source code after compilation. It is in the form of binary digits.

What is Source Code?

Source code is written in a high-level language. Source code is also called source program. It is generated by humans, so it is understandable by humans. A source code is basically written in a high-level language such as python, java, C, C++, HTML, etc.

The computer cannot understand the statements of a high-level language. The source code cannot be executed by a computer directly. It is first converted into an object program and then executed.

What is Object Code?

A program in machine language is called object code. It is also called an object program or machine code. The computer understands object code directly. It is not understandable for humans. It is generated by converting the source code. It is taken as the output of the compiler.

Difference between Source code and Object code

Source Code	Object Code
1. Source code is written in high-level or assembly language.	1. Object code is written in machine language through the compiler.
2. Source code is easy to modify.	2. Object code is difficult to modify.
3. Source code is easy to understand.	3. Object code is difficult to understand
4. Source code contains fewer statements than object code.	4. Object code contains more statements than source code.
5. Source program is generated by humans.	5. Object code is generated by a machine
6. Source code is taken as input to a compiler	6. Object code is taken as the output of the compiler.
7. Source code is not executable by the CPU.	7. Object code is executable by the CPU.
8 It is in the form of text.	8. It is in the form of binary digits.

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