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JavaScript is a high-level language that is transformed into a low-level bytecode using JavaScript Engines like V8. There are two ways to translate code: through an interpreter or a compiler. JavaScript uses a JIT Compiler, which combines the benefits of both approaches. Knowing the compiler inside V8 is important to avoid keywords that can negatively affect the optimization process.

Is JavaScript an interpreted or compiled language?

Why knowing what compiler is inside V8 matters?