Is the DLR intended to be used to compile code exclusively prior to distribution or will it potentially be used to compile client-side Javascript in a JIT fashion?
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The CLR already compiles and JITs code, and from what I gather the DLR will be built entirely on top of the CLR. So I guess the answer is 'neither'.
I didn't realize the DLR would be built on top of the CLR. Very interesting.
Rory Becker
2008-10-01 11:02:32
I infer, from your information, an answer of..."No the DLR will not be able to JIT clientside javascript code". Is this what you meant?Upvoted as the answer was useful but not marked as accepted answer as I am unsure if my conclusion is what you meant.
Rory Becker
2008-10-01 11:03:07
Reading around the subject of the DLR with the CLR dependancy in mind, it seems that the DLR dynamically creates CLR compatible code and hands that code off to the CLR... fair enough
Rory Becker
2008-10-01 11:04:42
Your answer, as I said, seems to suggest a "No".. but I wonder if the DLR couldn't also sit on top of the CLR which allows silverlight to function cross-platform. At this point we are however completely into the realms of guesswork :)
Rory Becker
2008-10-01 11:05:41