[ptx]

It would be neat if VOC had an interpreter in addition to the compiler, kind of like Gambit Scheme does (and other Lisp implementations). That way you would have the benefits of compiling to Java bytecode (to easily interoperate with the API) while also being able to use the interpreter to modify the app while it's running, for easy development (i.e. live reloading).

Without it, my feeling is that you lose the benefits of Python's dynamic nature and still suffer the drawbacks - the compiled code is ten times slower than CPython, according to the FAQ. Given those tradeoffs I'd prefer Kotlin, even though Python is my favourite language.