BIM Q&A: Understanding How Rhino and Nashorn JavaScript Engines Work

BIM Q&A | How Do Rhino and Nashorn Work?

Recently, I have come across many articles claiming that Rhino and Nashorn run on the JVM platform. However, it seems to me that these are interpreters implemented in Java, rather than being executed directly by the JVM itself. In other words, JavaScript code is interpreted by software written in Java, not by the JVM, which is typically written in C++. What exactly does this mean?

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