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mraleph on March 28, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: Why Asm.js Bothers Me

I don't think you really need to import LLVM to use bytecode, nor do I think that bytecode must look anywhere like say LLVM bitcode.

I specifically listed freedom of choice as a bytecode benefit for implementors.

You can have bytecode and pipe it through a separate front-end into your JavaScript JIT compilation pipeline.

You can have a separate compilation pipeline as well, if you think it is better.

asb on March 28, 2013 [–]

I didn't mean to imply you had said that. Sorry if my wording gave that impression.

mraleph on March 28, 2013 | [–]

oh, no. I was not saying that I have such an impression. I sometimes wrongly use "I did not say" as "I don't think" as a habit, literal translation from Russian where it does not have critical connotation.

I fixed the comment above.

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