Comment Comment by xxgreg @ChuckMcMThe DartVM uses a method JIT which compiles the source code directly to machine code. An interpreter has a main loop which runs instructions one at a time.Wikipedia is a good place to start if you'd like to understand the difference.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just-in-time_compilation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interpreter_(computing) parent xxgreg 13 years ago
The DartVM uses a method JIT which compiles the source code directly to machine code. An interpreter has a main loop which runs instructions one at a time.
Wikipedia is a good place to start if you'd like to understand the difference.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just-in-time_compilation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interpreter_(computing)