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“I don’t want WASM or JIT hacks” (paraphrased). The author clearly doesn’t understand the von Neumann architecture.
by chrismsimpson 5y ago
“I don’t want WASM or JIT hacks” (paraphrased). The author clearly doesn’t understand the von Neumann architecture.
- leotaku 5y agoApparently I also don't? I fail to see the connection you are making.
- Santosh83 5y agoHe is saying that all data is ultimately (potentially) code...
- chrismsimpson 5y agoThat and the fact you're going to have to pay for your sandboxed abstractions somehow with optimisations.
- leotaku 5y agoI get that this is the von Neumann architecture. What I don't get is how not understanding it connects to not wanting WASM or JITs in your web browser. Note also that the author explicitly mentions they are not that concerned with JavaScript performance and would instead prefer a supposed simpler and easier to understand interpreter.