I know C# and Java do. Anyone else know of any others?
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Strictly speaking, JIT is a property of the runtime, not the language. Pedantic point, but the implication is that any language that runs on a JVM for example can take advantage of the JVM's JIT. Jython, JRuby, Groovy, etc.
Tamarin has a JIT too. I think this can run JavaScript and ActionScript? Not positive...
Willie Wheeler
2010-05-19 05:35:36
Right. I changed the title of this question to reflect that fact, thanks!
DJTripleThreat
2010-05-19 05:39:05
Wow, I thought I was being pedantic. Some of the responses are saying that the answers are Java bytecode and CIL. Ha ha ha. You may end up having to say "What are the programming languages for which there exists at least one static compiler to carry that language to bytecode that will run on a JIT-endowed VM?" :-)
Willie Wheeler
2010-05-19 05:47:00
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The Just-In-Time Compilation article on wikipedia lists several more:
- GNU ligtening - A library that generates assembly language code at run-time
- Mozilla nanojit - A small, cross-platform C++ library that emits machine code. It is used as the JIT for the Mozilla Tamarin and SpiderMonkey Javascript engines
And several more assemblly emmiters for C++.
As for C# - all .NET languages use the same runtime and jit. VB.NET, C#, F#, IronPython, IronRuby, COBOL.NET and more...
Oded
2010-05-19 05:36:01
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C# doesn't use JIT. C# compiles to CIL for the .NET platform, and .NET uses JIT at execution time.
.NET is much more than just C#. There's also VB.NET, Delphi.NET, Fujitsu Cobol, IronRuby, IronPython, F#, and more. All languages that target the .NET platform make use of the .NET JIT compiler at runtime.
dthorpe
2010-05-19 05:42:03
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Programming languages doesn't use JIT. Programs use JIT.
C# doesnt have JIT C# is translated to CIL and CIL 'executable' is run JIT.
Dalvik uses Java's syntax, but is compiled to its own bytecode. Dalvik VM is totaly different than Java VM.
Mike
2010-05-19 05:43:03
+1 for mentioning Dalvik. That's what originally motivated me to ask this question.
DJTripleThreat
2010-05-19 05:47:45
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Lua has the impressive LuaJIT.
PLT Scheme has had a JIT for some time now.
I believe both of these are limited to x86.
Norman Ramsey
2010-05-20 05:49:56
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There is some confusion on what defines/uses a JIT compiler: is it a programming language? is it a program ? a runtime environment?.
In fact, it is an implementation of a particular programming language which provides a JIT compiler for specific target instruction set architectures (x86, x86_64, PPC, ...).
For example, the SBCL implementation provides a JIT compiler for Common LISP, but other implementations of that language do not (such as CLISP).
Another example, the OpenJDK implementation of the Java virtual machine provides a JIT for some architectures, but not for others (such as ARM) where bytecode is still interpreted.
As a side note: don't forget the Factor programming language. The implementation heavilly uses a JIT compiler.
Gabriel Cuvillier
2010-09-24 19:44:29