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WASM is basically a misnomer at this point. People are using it as a universal virtual machine/runtime. Whether that makes any sense is still an open question

WASM is basically a misnomer at this point. People are using it as a universal virtual machine/runtime. Whether that makes any sense is still an open question.

kbaker 4y ago
In your view, why does it not make sense? It certainly seems appealing as a universal runtime, and lives up to its claims as long as things like WASI get standardized.
- sanxiyn 4y ago
  It doesn't make much sense because if you want a universal runtime, JVM is a better choice.
  - int_19h 4y ago
    That very much depends on what you need a runtime for. JVM bytecode semantics are not a good match for something like C++ or Rust.
CharlesW 4y ago
> WASM is basically a misnomer at this point. Web standards/technologies are in wide use outside of browsers (via things like Electron), so you may find that the name makes more sense when viewed through that lens.
thecosmicfrog 4y ago
An example of this is Microsoft Flight Simulator. Packages such as aircraft are distributed/compiled as WASM modules and run (as I understand it) in a sandboxed environment within the simulator.
- helsontaveras18 4y ago
  That’s the first use case that’s practical, in the wild, and adopted by Microsoft nonetheless. Do you have any additional details/links on how this works?
  - meheleventyone 4y ago
    From my limited understanding it’s actually the aircraft instruments that run JS/WASM . https://docs.flightsimulator.com/html/Programming_Tools/WASM/WebAssembly.htm https://docs.flightsimulator.com/html/Programming_Tools/WASM...