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by djacobs 5768 days ago
Can the iPhone handle bytecode? It seems like if it could, most developers wouldn't be complaining about the iPhone's closed language ecosystem. Ruby devs could compile using JRuby; Python devs with Jython; Lisp guys with Clojure (I know that's a stretch for some), etc., etc.

As a general question, how is someone going to get a language interpreter (or Java compiler) included on the iPhone?
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pederb72 5768 days ago
Just compile the interpreter/VM and include it in your application. It depends on the size of the interpreter if this is possible/practical I guess. It's no problem with Lua for instance, since the Lua runtime is really small.
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nailer 5768 days ago
Sure - you can now (as of the new rules today) ship a VM and bytecode (eg, Python VM and some Python code). Your app just cannot download additional bytecode (like Flash VM downloading arbitrary Flash bytecode).
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btnpushnmunky 5766 days ago
So you think it'd be exactly the same as bundling the VM and code for a .app bundle?
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