Does a pre-compiled AppleScript run faster?

[noisneil]

As I understand it, improvements in speed may be most noticeable for shorter scripts, as most of the lag is in the initialization.

ISSUE: Why is KM 17.6X Slower Than FastScripts to Execute Same AppleScript?

I've already answered this. There is nothing wrong with asking this question, but it has been asked before and the answer isn't likely to change. As noted, your title is almost certainly inaccurate, there is no performance factor difference, the script will execute just as fast, there is almost certainly only an initial start lag as systems are setup. FastScript has the scripts pre-compiled and pre-loaded and in its memory and executes the scripts within the FastScript process. Long ago, Keyb…