Choice 3: Compiler (in prog)

There is a precedent for this. See:

http://nuitka.net

https://github.com/evancz/Elm

http://code.google.com/p/shedskin/

http://developers.facebook.com/blog/post/2010/02/02/hiphop-for-php--move-fast/

PROS:

• Could be a stepping stone to my grand plan

CONS:

• Not my original idea
• It's been done before (many times, by people much smarter than me)

CONCLUSIONS:

• I like the idea because it seems more manageable.