Just-in-time, or JIT compilation, is no new development at all; languages like Java, Python, and the countless languages running on the .NET framework have leveraged JIT compilation for many years now. It can be said that JIT compilation provides the best of the compiled and interpreted worlds: fast startup and high-level features, but execution at…

It might seem like second nature after a while, but for those new to programming, the abundance of language options can often be overwhelming, especially when many seem similar at first, but have different features and use cases. In this video, I give a brief (~24 minute) presentation explaining 10 of the key differences that…