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Discussion on: React Native just got better! The New Javascript Engine is here!

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Dominique Rau

Can the bytecode compilation approach used for node as well?

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Rishi Kumar Chawda

As far as I know, v8 generates an AST which then is converted to byte code by igniter. But that's how v8 works with the igniter and turbofan. I don't know much ( yet ) about how Hermes works but I'm going to take a look at it in the following weeks!

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