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Old 06-17-2017, 03:51 PM   #32696
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Originally Posted by cjd View Post
JavaScript is compiled to bytecode at interpretation in modern JS engines, and optimized further as it runs. It's definitely not a traditional compiled language, but it is no longer purely interpreted either.
That's fairly accurate.

Your previous comment:
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Every time you visit a website you compile code. And very few of the guys shipping that code to you know how to write it, so it's slow as heck... gotta get more processing power just to keep the interwebs moving along!
That looked misinformed at the time. Now, it looks condescending.
Here's some friendly advice: Don't talk down to people. If you don't know them, treat them as equals. If you know for a fact that they are stupid, be nice.
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