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I think this could be a massive step forward for computing. Imagine if you will an add-on ecosystem for image editors like Krita or video editors like KdenLive.
by chaz6 5y ago
I think this could be a massive step forward for computing. Imagine if you will an add-on ecosystem for image editors like Krita or video editors like KdenLive. Add-ons could be distruted as a single package and can be run anywhere regardless of the system architecture or software plugin architecture, even within web applications. Write once, run anywhere.
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- jcelerier 5y agoi've been working on the "C++ API" side of this if you're interested :) - https://github.com/celtera/avendish https://github.com/celtera/avendish - https://ossia.io/posts/reflection/ https://ossia.io/posts/reflection/ coupled with the definition of a common ABI, the holy grail of reusability may start to be closer
- irq-1 5y agoIsn't the memory barrier a huge penalty? (WASM can only access it's own memory, never the hosts.) I've been thinking about how WebAssembly could work server side to host websites, but every step seems to be copy bytes into or out of the VM.
- PaulDavisThe1st 5y ago> Write once, run anywhere Where have I heard this before ....
- kingcharles 5y ago1995 called; it wants its tag line back.
- chaz6 5y agoI did consider making a reference to Java but I decided against it as I thought it would be received in the spirit it was intended.
- ridruejo 5y agoThat's exactly what is happening. It is just that this time it may actually work. For one thing, the industry as a whole (including Microsoft) is supportive of the standard and we have the benefit of 25+ years of hindsight