Most JavaScript usage is just-in-time compiled. As code runs, types of values are watched and when a function runs frequently enough, a faster specialized version of that function is compiled on-demand. Ahead of time compilation bakes that work into the executable itself.

Zcash gets a JavaScript toolkit for app makers @ZcashLabs has released Zcash JS, a free, open-source developer kit for building $ZEC apps in JavaScript and TypeScript. It lets developers read chain data, run lightweight wallets, and sign and send transactions from web browsers and Node servers. The release is an early, experimental test version, and a full send-and-receive run in a live browser has not been signed off yet. Zcash Labs says it will keep maintaining the kit and grow more tools around it. The main @Zcash account shared the launch and called on developers to take notice.

Very little about using JavaScript/ TypeScript makes sense today. The only valid use-case I can think of is if you're building something intended for the browser, or you're providing functionality that should be extendable in user space.

websites should load without javascript. websites should load without electricity. I shouldn't have to be conscious to read your blog. the blog should be comprised of pure noumena. if your homepage isn't the i am that is then i ain't reading it brother

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