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Re:JavaScript needs modules by melvin on Thursday July 08, 2010 @10:06PM (#1499457)
Dynamically typed, no. Interpreted, yes.
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Re:JavaScript needs modules by jmillikin on Thursday July 08, 2010 @10:47PM (#1499561)
JavaScript is typically implemented with a JIT compiler, just like Java or C#. Python, Ruby, and Lua use virtual machines (like Java used to be).
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Re:JavaScript needs modules by jonhohle on Friday July 09, 2010 @02:15AM (#1499920)
That's why I've always maintained that Java is a scripting language ;)
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Re:JavaScript needs modules by catch23 on Friday July 09, 2010 @05:24AM (#1500189)
typically? JIT for javascript is only a semi-recent innovation. I'd say most javascript runtimes pre-2009 didn't have a JIT.

> (like Java used to be)

So Java doesn't run on a virtual machine anymore?

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