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In a Fibonacci(40) benchmark, Rust completed in 0.18 seconds while JavaScript took 12.4 seconds. JavaScript uses JIT compilation and garbage collection, which add runtime overhead. Rust compiles to native machine code with zero-cost abstractions. However, for I/O-bound tasks (network requests, file operations), the difference is negligible because both languages are blocked on I/O, not computation."},{"question":"Can Rust run in web browsers like JavaScript?","answer":"Rust cannot run directly in browsers, but it can be compiled to WebAssembly (WASM), which all modern browsers support. This allows Rust code to run in the browser with near-native performance. However, this requires an extra compilation step and adds complexity compared to JavaScript's instant execution. 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