Yes, F# relies on a JIT, but not just as Node does. F# compiles to CIL, the .Net runtime bytecode format. It is much more like Python bytecode (pyc) or JVM byte

Yes, F# relies on a JIT, but not just as Node does. F# compiles to CIL, the .Net runtime bytecode format. It is much more like Python bytecode (pyc) or JVM bytecode (jar) than like Javascript. FAFAIK Node doesn't compile to an intermediate language, it either compiles to minimzed (lets-just-remove-all-whitespace) Javascript, or it generates a native binary.