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> Despite this I really get the impression a lot of non-JavaScript developers are really hoping this is some holy grail to allow them to write in their favorite
by markdog12 9y ago
> Despite this I really get the impression a lot of non-JavaScript developers are really hoping this is some holy grail to allow them to write in their favorite language for the web platform, which WebAssembly absolutely isn't.
Note that WebAssembly is an MVP right now. It's getting threads, SIMD, native DOM interaction, GC, which would allow many languages to compile to it and run efficiently.
http://webassembly.org/docs/future-features/ http://webassembly.org/docs/future-features/
- austincheney 9y agoI did not see native DOM interaction in that document and the thing it linked to is 404.
- jfbastien 9y agoHmm, that website mirrors github but got stale: https://github.com/WebAssembly/design/blob/master/FutureFeatures.md#gcdom-integration https://github.com/WebAssembly/design/blob/master/FutureFeat... It now links to here: https://github.com/WebAssembly/design/issues/1079 https://github.com/WebAssembly/design/issues/1079 The person maintaining that mirror went back to grad school, I'll see who maintains it now. Apologies for the 404.