Up to a point.
Embedded systems versions tend to have their own ways, which is why despite everything Android using Dex isn't a first in the Java ecosystem.
IMHO, Dex is a historical artifact. In the past it was thought that the format provides benefits for JIT compilation because it's register based, which turned out to not be case.
IMHO, Dex is a historical artifact. In the past it was thought that the format provides benefits for JIT compilation because it's register based, which turned out to not be case.