What are the advantages of just-in-time compilation versus ahead-of-time compilation?
Greater portability: The deliverable (byte-code) stays portable At the same time, more platform-specific: Because the JIT-compilation takes place on the same system that the code runs, it can be very, very fine-tuned for that particular system. If you do ahead-of-time compilation (and still want to ship the same package to everyone), you have to compromise. … Read more