What are advantages of bytecode over native code?

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It seems like anything you can do with bytecode you can do just as easily and much faster in native code. In theory, you could even retain platform and language independence by distributing programs and libraries in bytecode then compiling to native code at installation, rather than JITing it.

So in general, when would you want to execute bytecode instead of native?

Answer 1

Here: http://slashdot.org/developers/02/01/31/013247.shtml

Go see what the geeks of Slashdot have to say about it! Little dated, but very good comments!

Answer 2

Portability and platform independence are probably the most notable advantages of bytecode over native code.