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I think WebAssembly/WASI will take off if someone wraps it in a shell that supports a powerbox, with logging, debugging, and possibly undo/redo, time travel deb
by mikewarot 4y ago
I think WebAssembly/WASI will take off if someone wraps it in a shell that supports a powerbox, with logging, debugging, and possibly undo/redo, time travel debugging, etc.
A way to run ANY random program from anywhere, and just give it a file in a safe and secure manner fills so many needs that most people can't even imagine right now.
PS: I'd have written it myself, but there's about 1000 items to check off just to get an MVP working on a PC if my survey of the standards is right. 500ish instructions, and a boatload of APIs.
PPS: I've looked at several implementations, but I don't have the familiarity with the languages they are written in to be able to dig deep into the guts and add the required code to turn the WebAssembly VM into a black box whos interface I can control. Thus, it seems I have to build my own 8(