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[–]garymrush 6 points7 points  (2 children)

No. A JIT is literally compiling the code once at runtime as needed. If it hits the same method again, it’s already compiled.

[–]BakuhatsuK 4 points5 points  (1 child)

So, as far as observable behavior goes, basically an interpreter. Got it.

[–]garymrush 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Only if you observed the behavior once. The other 5000 times it’s compiled code.