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+# JavaScript compiler
+
+## Test
+
+```
+cd ~/lux/lux-js/ && lein lux auto test
+cd ~/lux/lux-js/ && lein clean && lein lux auto test
+```
+
+## Build
+
+```
+cd ~/lux/lux-js/ && lein lux auto build
+cd ~/lux/lux-js/ && lein clean && lein lux auto build
+
+## Build JVM-based compiler
+cd ~/lux/lux-js/ \
+&& lein clean \
+&& lein lux build \
+&& mv target/program.jar jvm_based_compiler.jar
+
+## Use JVM-based compiler to produce a JS/Node-based compiler.
+cd ~/lux/lux-js/ \
+&& lein clean \
+&& time java -jar jvm_based_compiler.jar build --source ~/lux/lux-js/source --target ~/lux/lux-js/target --module program \
+&& mv target/program.js node_based_compiler.js
+
+## Use JS/Node-based compiler to produce another JS/Node-based compiler.
+cd ~/lux/lux-js/ \
+&& lein clean \
+&& time node --stack_size=8192 node_based_compiler.js build --source ~/lux/lux-js/source --target ~/lux/lux-js/target --module program \
+&& mv target/program.js lux.js
+```
+
+## Try
+
+```
+## Compile Lux's Standard Library's tests using a JS/Node-based compiler.
+cd ~/lux/stdlib/ \
+&& lein clean \
+&& time node --stack_size=8192 ~/lux/lux-js/lux.js build --source ~/lux/stdlib/source --target ~/lux/stdlib/target --module test/lux
+
+node ~/lux/stdlib/target/program.js
+```
+