but this only means that pike could be optimized even more and it is not as optimized as compiled languages. this does not contradict pike being more optimized than other interpreted languages. if pike is not more optimized then my statement was false to begin with.
as for java, would it not loose its platform independance if optimized to machine code? there are java compilers but those produce regular platformdependant binaries, killing one of the advantages of java.
greetings, martin.