Indeed, JS being event-driven probably makes it a better fit for such devices. Most devices don't need to be realtime, so the GC pauses likely don't cause much

Indeed, JS being event-driven probably makes it a better fit for such devices. Most devices don't need to be realtime, so the GC pauses likely don't cause much harm. Speed isn't an issue most of the time either. As Dart is similar, it is also trying to lodge itself in that niche: http://dart-lang.github.io/fletch/ http://dart-lang.github.io/fletch/.