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> (And what advantage does WebAssembly have over Java applets? We've been down this road.) The same advantage as Javascript, I'd assume: easy access to the DOM
by ssalazar 11y ago
> (And what advantage does WebAssembly have over Java applets? We've been down this road.)
The same advantage as Javascript, I'd assume: easy access to the DOM and the concomitant natural integration into a webpage. Java applets were like a portal into a weird world that started with a security warning and all of the widgets looked wrong.