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.Net Framework Interview Questions and Answers << Previous Question Next Question >> Question: 858 Page Views:  How Just in Time Compiler Works? Posted By: Avi Date: 30 November 2009 02:53:38 PM Answer: .Net Framework uses two step compilation process. We write code in C#, VB.Net, or in other supporting languages and when we compile the code, the respective language's compiler compiles the code into an intermediate code called the MSIL (Microsoft Intermediate Language). When you execute the program, i.e. the intermediate code, the Just-In-Time (JIT) compiler comes into the picture. The job of the JIT compiler is to convert intermediate code in to the machine code or the native code for execution. The advantage of converting the source code to the intermediate code is that it can run on any operating system provided you have the JIT for that operating system. This gives the portability to your code. Another advantage of JIT compiler is that the code can be optimized to a particular operating system. Posted By: eTechPlanet Date: 30 November 2009 02:53:38 PM When you execute the program, i.e. the intermediate code, the Just-In-Time (JIT) compiler comes into the picture. The job of the JIT compiler is to convert intermediate code in to the machine code or the native code for execution. With the JIT the code can be optimized to a particular operating system. This is one of the advantages of going for such code execution. The advantage of converting the source code to the intermediate code is that it can run on any operating system provided you have the JIT for that operating system. This gives the portability to your code. In .Net the CLR which also has the JIT is used to convert the CIL code into the native code to be processed by the machine. It is also possible to convert the source code to the native code directly by bypassing the tasks done by the JIT. This helps to reduce the load in the JIT. This is done in some cases. Posted By: Johndecruse Date: 31 January 2010 10:53:29 PM Post a better Answer if you have Name*  E-mail* (Will show your Gravatar icon)   Website Country [Not specified] Afghanistan Albania Algeria Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Belarus Belgium Belize Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Brazil Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Canada Caribbean Chile Colombia Costa Rica Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Estonia Faroe Islands Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Guatemala Honduras Hong Kong S.A.R. Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Islamic Republic of Pakistan Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Korea Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Latvia Lebanon Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macao S.A.R. Macedonia (FYROM) Malaysia Maldives Malta Mexico Mongolia Morocco Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Norway Oman Panama Paraguay People's Republic of China Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Principality of Monaco Puerto Rico Qatar Republic of the Philippines Romania Russia Saudi Arabia Serbia Singapore Slovakia Slovenia South Africa Spain Sweden Switzerland Syria Taiwan Thailand Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey U.A.E. Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Venezuela Vietnam Yemen Zimbabwe   Enter the text as shown:   Notify me when new Answers are added