Javascript bytecode

[Andrei Alexandrescu]

On 12/19/12 4:10 AM, Rob T wrote:
> Do you have a theory or insight that can explain why a situation like
> the Java bytecode VM came to be and why it persists despite your
> suggestion that it is not required or of enough advantage to justify
> using it (may as well use Java source directly)?

I think the important claim here is that an AST and a bytecode have the 
same "power". Clearly to parse source code into AST form has a cost, 
which is clearly understood by everyone in this discussion.

Andrei