> just by requiring a compiler with the right output, How is that different from a compiler that generates JVM bytecode? Yes, the bytecode was designed specif

> just by requiring a compiler with the right output, How is that different from a compiler that generates JVM bytecode? Yes, the bytecode was designed specifically for Java's needs, but running languages that weren't designed for the JVM on the JVM is still less of a stretch than compiling C to asm.js, something which has worked quite successfully. Or targeting a different CPU architecture.