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I think WASM success won't be measured by market share gain on the web, but by number of new non-browser things that are programmed with WASM.
by enos_feedler 6y ago
I think WASM success won't be measured by market share gain on the web, but by number of new non-browser things that are programmed with WASM.
- zlsa 6y agoAgreed. An interesting example is the new Microsoft Flight Simulator, which uses WASM[0] as a sandboxed language to create airplane gauges and custom flight models (HN discussion[1]). [0]: https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/getting-started-with-wasm/343390 https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/getting-started-with-wa... [1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24281400 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24281400
- enos_feedler 6y agoVery Cool!
- Stevvo 6y agoIn that specific situation I find it very uncool. It's targeted only by C++, a language that is far too complex to have any business being used as a scripting language to make needles move on a virtual altimeter. You get all of the drawbacks with none of the benefits of a C++.
- enos_feedler 6y agoI don’t find it uncool at all. Well we have to start somewhere. Don’t you think this usage of WebAssembly is at least providing some feedback into it’s ecosystem to make improvements for next time? Id rather have developers choosing webassembly even if the implementation doesnt meet our expectations yet
- dmt0 6y agoEOS blockchain contracts are compiled to WASM.