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		GeorgeTirebiter on Sept 7, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why Not: From Common Lisp to Julia Part of what makes Python so attractive is I can develop on NetBSD/arm64 and deploy on Windows/x86. VMs are a powerful concept (...Java....). The execution performance penalty is tolerable for so many real-world applications these days.

pjmlp on Sept 7, 2022 [–]

No need for slow interpretation as means for portability.

As you mention Java, it has been supporting dynamic compilation for 20 years now, and for those willing to pay for it, AOT compilation as well.

It isn't even the first doing it.

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