> optimisation for javascript is just a short term fad WebAssembly should offer the best of both worlds...optimized for performance and with at least an answer

> optimisation for javascript is just a short term fad WebAssembly should offer the best of both worlds...optimized for performance and with at least an answer to the view source complaint. And, perhaps the best benefit, the ability to write in a language other than JavaScript. These compilers have turned a (semi-)human-readable programming language into what is essentially a textual binary format. It makes sense to just embrace that reality with a fully-binary format.