January 2011
1 post
Mug: JavaScript Compiler for the JVM →
A few months ago I wrote about compiling CoffeeScript into Java. Since then I’ve wanted to use JavaScript on a few target platforms running Java, so I’ve developed a complete JavaScript compiler for the JVM.
Rhino is the de-facto JavaScript interpreter for Java, but Mug has different priorities. There is no interpretation involved; all code is statically compiled before running. This has led to...