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WASM manages the trick with a vastly simpler specification and runtime. Not much more than a compile target for other languages.
by timschmidt 3y ago
WASM manages the trick with a vastly simpler specification and runtime. Not much more than a compile target for other languages.
- meindnoch 3y agoExcept it just got a garbage collector.
- titzer 3y agoWe're working to make sure that there will be an officially blessed subset (called a "profile") that will not require GC.
- AndrewDucker 3y agoI'd be interested in knowing more about that. Is there a summary of current progress anywhere?
- titzer 3y agoThis is the repo for the "profiles" feature by which we will define standard subsets: https://github.com/webassembly/profiles https://github.com/webassembly/profiles
- swsieber 3y agoIt did? I thought that proposal was basically stuck; I haven't checked in a while, but I haven't heard of it moving forward either.
- johncolanduoni 3y agoChrome will be shipping it in the next version: https://chromestatus.com/feature/6062715726462976 https://chromestatus.com/feature/6062715726462976
- davexunit 3y agoWhich makes it an even better compilation target!