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The difference is that the runtime lives in the browser, based on an open standard. Operating systems come with browsers. The success of WASM is that my mom doe
by bastawhiz 7y ago
The difference is that the runtime lives in the browser, based on an open standard. Operating systems come with browsers. The success of WASM is that my mom doesn't need to know how to install Java (and maybe accidentally a Yahoo toolbar) to run an app to look at her DICOM images.
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 7y ago> The difference is that the runtime lives in the browser, based on an open standard. Java is an open standard (I think, I didn't fact check this thuroughly) OpenJDK is the reference implementation of that standard. You can try to claim that in reality Oracle has a lot of control, but I'd come right back and say that Google basically controls the browser. > The success of WASM is that my mom doesn't need to know how to install Java If OSs had bundled a Java runtime she wouldn't need to install Java either.
- cloverich 7y agoI appreciate the arguments but they do still rely on _using_ a JVM language _and_ shipping an additional runtime (since browsers are already on all devices in question here). Those are two reasons (in addition to Oracle, which as much hate as Google gets I'd bet people would still take them over Oracle) people are excited about WASM.