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In theory the programming language is independent from the implementation. You could write an alternate implementation if you wanted. JIT-ness is a concept rel

by ufo 8y ago

In theory the programming language is independent from the implementation. You could write an alternate implementation if you wanted. JIT-ness is a concept related to the implementation, not to the language.

jamestimmins 8y ago
Gotcha, that makes sense. So I'm guessing that java based python vs c based python is an example of theory vs implementation? Thanks for explaining!
- ufo 8y ago
  Yup
developer-mike 8y ago
The language is, however, designed to be JITted. Languages are not designed in isolation.