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by jray319 4114 days ago
There have been many different VMs implemented on top of JavaScript VM, and it is to be able to run codes written in different languages on JavaScript VM without porting effort. It is useful since there are systems only running JavaScript programs, such as web browsers. I guess the purpose of this project may be justified similarly as Go started off from frustration with JavaScript and Go enthusiasts are dreaming that it would replace JavaScript (or get a spot in every browser) in the future.