So it comes down to: 1) nobody will agree on a bytecode, 2) bytecode is less flexible than source so it would limit what you can do in the future. It would take

So it comes down to: 1) nobody will agree on a bytecode, 2) bytecode is less flexible than source so it would limit what you can do in the future. It would take versioning and versioning doesn't work. (2) only seems compelling in light of (1).