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0 points_cbsz15y ago0 comments

node.js isn't interpreted; it uses V8, which is a JIT.

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technomancy15y ago· 1 in thread

Emacs Lisp is also typically byte-compiled.

mahmud15y ago

JIT != byte compilation.

dkarl15y ago

No matter how the underlying implementation works, programming in neither Emacs Lisp nor Javascript could be described as "sticking close to machine code the whole time," as the original comment stated.

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