-interfaces in the high-level language. Smalltalk systems are like
-this, as are Common Lisp-based systems. While there already are a
-number of pure-Guile applications out there, users still need to drop
-down to C for some tasks: interfacing to system libraries that don't
-have prebuilt Guile interfaces, and for some tasks requiring high
-performance.
-
-The addition of the virtual machine in Guile 2.0, together with the
-compiler infrastructure, should go a long way to addressing the speed
-issues. But there is much optimization to be done. Interested
-contributors will find lots of delightful low-hanging fruit, from
-simple profile-driven optimization to hacking a just-in-time compiler
-from VM bytecode to native code.
+interfaces in the high-level language. Smalltalk systems are like this,
+as are Common Lisp-based systems. While there already are a number of
+pure-Guile applications out there, users still need to drop down to C
+for some tasks: interfacing to system libraries that don't have prebuilt
+Guile interfaces, and for some tasks requiring high performance. Native
+ahead-of-time compilation, planned for Guile 3.0, should help with
+this.