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WASM is cool; I've started implemented a CPU that runs unmodified WASM in Verilog, but I'm finding the feature creep on the instruction set (SIMD, GC) to take a
by deivid 2y ago
WASM is cool; I've started implemented a CPU that runs unmodified WASM in Verilog, but I'm finding the feature creep on the instruction set (SIMD, GC) to take away from the initial values behind WASM (simple, small)
- enos_feedler 2y agoI don't think WASM's value was ever in a hardware instantiation of the actual instruction set.
- deivid 2y agoOh, I don't think so either, but if you think back to the asm.js times, there was a clear goal of "simple and higher perf", but now it's going in a direction for maximum compatibility with existing stacks (GC, WASI, etc) at "any" cost
- sitkack 2y agoYou can ignore SIMD and GC (for now). SIMD explodes the complexity level of Wasm, esp when there is WebGPU. I am curious how you are handling layout and how you are handling all the irregular sizes.