| > so getting a "pure" interpreter might be much more work. If that's the case I'd have to take their word for it.. it's their code so they know the pitfalls. It still surprises me though: if I was developing a feature like that it would be the first thing I'd want to get working so I could try all of my test cases on interpeter-only mode. Maybe there are some types of code that the interpreter just can't handle and always fall back into the JIT? > The ecosystem has not settled on V8 Sorry, I probably didn't express myself wall. I personally am excited about the development of other js engines, and I also home that continues. For non-browser js, though, node is the 800lb gorilla. I'm hoping that the (apparently reborn?) Spidermonkey or node-chakracore really take off to the point they're first-class options for using with node. However, I am not sure if that will ever happen. I personally think duktape gets a lot of things right with its lua-inspired API and easy portability. However, it will probably never have a JIT available. |