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jarredsumner floats compiler rewrite so JS/TS could rival Go and Rust; posters question full compatibility
swtormy questions whether npm packages that assume runtime code loading would work with fully compatible ahead-of-time JS/TS.
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On Twitter, jarredsumner argued that fully compatible ahead-of-time JS/TS would be a major advance and floated rewriting its compiler so apps might not need Go or Rust rewrites. He said LLMs weaken the case for choosing server-side JavaScript out of familiarity, while JS uses more memory and CPU. Replies and quote-posts questioned full compatibility, citing runtime code loading, eval and computed file paths; vmg__0 suggested a modified V8 just-in-time compiler.
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