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This looks to have come out of a blockchain company: https://github.com/wasmi-labs/wasmi/blob/master/NEWS.md#announcement-transfer-of-ownership https://github.c

This looks to have come out of a blockchain company: https://github.com/wasmi-labs/wasmi/blob/master/NEWS.md#announcement-transfer-of-ownership https://github.com/wasmi-labs/wasmi/blob/master/NEWS.md#anno... I think smart contract execution is a good application of WebAssembly. It seems promising!

herobird 2y ago
Wasmi is an independent project nowadays. And you are right that it was originally designed for efficient smart contract execution but with a scope for more general use.
- benatkin 2y ago
  I see it was included in the README. The other uses are also very interesting. > It is an excellent choice for plugin systems, cloud hosts and as smart contract execution engine. Would also be nice for a more dynamic sandboxed code running on mini home servers as something like https://sandstorm.io/ https://sandstorm.io/
CaptainOfCoit 2y ago
Most of the funded and innovative work on WebAssembly & co seems to come from various cryptocurrency/blockchain groups, for better or worse.
- k__ 2y ago
  It's well suited for permissionless compute. Only issue is, not all languages that compile to WASM are deterministic.
  - chrisco255 2y ago
    Yeah typically you cannot use garbage collectors nor multithreading in smart contract development.
    - k__ 2y ago
      Interestingly, Lua has GC and is deterministic if you replace the random hash seed.