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> What does that mean, and what is it about native programs (i.e. programs AOT-compiled to machine code) that makes them feel solid? BTW, such programs are ofte

> What does that mean, and what is it about native programs (i.e. programs AOT-compiled to machine code) that makes them feel solid? BTW, such programs are often more, not less, sensitive to OS changes TFA also concludes Since I want native code ... I think by "solid" they mean as close to metal as possible, because, as you suggest, one can go "native" with AOT. With JS/TS (languages TFA prefers), I'm not sure how far WASM's AOT will take you ... Go (the other language TFA prefers) even has PGO now on top of "AOT".

pron 1y ago
> I think by "solid" they mean as close to metal as possible A JIT compiler compiles your code to machine code just as an AOT compiler does, so I don't think that's what's meant here (and they don't mean the level of the source code because they consider Haskell to be "native").
- ignoramous 1y ago
  Hm. TFA has the terms confused or uses them inconsistently, I guess.