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Curious: if you rip out the js runtime in favor of pure webassembly, does that have a significant impact on electron viability? Obviously only once webassembly

by setr 7y ago

Curious: if you rip out the js runtime in favor of pure webassembly, does that have a significant impact on electron viability? Obviously only once webassembly can do the full job

MuffinFlavored 7y ago
WebAssembly can't touch the DOM without JavaScript. Does that change your question?
- steveklabnik 7y ago
  ... for now. We've built the Rust/Wasm story such that once wasm gains that ability, your code gets upgraded internally, with no API changes. You're already ready for the future!
- Animats 7y ago
  WebAssembly can't touch the DOM without JavaScript. There's still hope for ad-blocking, then.
  - pjmlp 7y ago
    Not really, there is Canvas & WebGL, and DOM support is coming anyway.