As its name implies, JavaScript is a scripting language. Traditional languages such as C++ are compiled before they’re run into executable binary form, with the compiler checking for errors in ...

Instead, the TypeScript compiler transpiles TypeScript code into JavaScript. On the Toptal blog, Daniel Monesi compares functionally equivalent TypeScript and JavaScript code so you can get a ...

It starts with a new JavaScript compiler that “fills the gap between needing to start executing quickly and optimizing the code for maximum performance.” Chrome uses a compiler called Ignition ...

“but also for making future JavaScript compiler research much easier. It’s now possible to write an optimization algorithm, plug it into the pipeline, and see what it does.” Firefox 18 is ...

Parcel’s new JavaScript compiler is written in Rust and boasts 10x build performance improvement. Parcel 2 is fully extensible, supports automatic differential bundling, and much more.

The popular open source Babel compiler that makes modern JavaScript compatible with older environments has shipped in version 7 and, with help from Microsoft, now supports TypeScript. Babel, a ...

This allows scripts to run "instantly" without having to wait for a compiler. If a JavaScript function is called more than six times, or loops more than 100 times, it gets fed into the next stage ...