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Re:Factor: An impressive stack-based language environment by lispm on Saturday August 11, 2018 @05:24PM (#17741622)
https://code.janeasystems.com/nodejs-mobile

> On iOS, V8 cannot run because the operating system forbids just-in-time compilation; so instead of V8, we use our own port of the ChakraCore engine, on top of the integration with Node that Microsoft created in Node.js on ChakraCore. ChakraCore has a well-optimized, pure interpreter mode which complies with iOS’ restrictions.

http://www.janeasystems.com/blog/node-js-meets-ios/

> Apple does not allow Just-In-Time compilation on iOS (except for its own JavaScriptCore engine).

So the claim is that Apple will not allow a third-party Javascript engine which provides a JIT - even though interpreted code engines are allowed and this is what their node.js version did.

My impression is also that this is a technical restriction.

Has that changed?

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Re:Factor: An impressive stack-based language environment by ppseafield on Saturday August 11, 2018 @08:02PM (#17742211)
Ah, you're right. I should have read your comment more carefully.

> ChakraCore has a well-optimized, pure interpreter mode which complies with iOS’ restrictions.

(Which does not include runtime-compilation.)

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