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Just because V8 doesn't have an IR doesn't mean it's not a JIT. V8 still has to generate assembly throughout the execution of a javascript program (to create ne
by iskander 17y ago
Just because V8 doesn't have an IR doesn't mean it's not a JIT. V8 still has to generate assembly throughout the execution of a javascript program (to create new hidden classes, patch the inline cache, etc...). See: http://code.google.com/apis/v8/design.html http://code.google.com/apis/v8/design.html