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		brrrrrm on Oct 25, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Python 3.11.0 final This is unfortunately a bit misinformed. You are thinking of a specific JavaScript implementation (browsers). The language has heavy adoption in the native space. Check out Node.js! JavaScript does interact with random C libraries :)

insanitybit on Oct 25, 2022 [–]

Yep, although for a very, very long time that wasn't the case.

brrrrrm on Oct 25, 2022 | [–]

Well, that changed over a decade ago

insanitybit on Oct 25, 2022 | | [–]

But V8 and JIT'd runtimes were already standard for years by the time nodejs came out.

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