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We deserve a better language than JavaScript. Sadly it will never happen. WebAssembly failed to keep some of its promises here.
by shevy-java 7mo ago
We deserve a better language than JavaScript.
Sadly it will never happen. WebAssembly failed to keep some of its promises here.
- postalrat 7mo agoWhere can I find these not kept promises?
- nindalf 7mo agoThey haven't yet made languages other than JavaScript first-class languages for the web - https://hacks.mozilla.org/2026/02/making-webassembly-a-first-class-language-on-the-web/ https://hacks.mozilla.org/2026/02/making-webassembly-a-first.... I wouldn't call this a broken promise, but it was something people were hoping would take less than a decade.
- gejose 7mo agoThere's always a comment like this in most discussions about javascript.
- krashidov 7mo ago> WebAssembly failed to keep some of its promises here classic case of not using an await before your promise
- teaearlgraycold 7mo agoAs wonky as JS is I really like it. Typescript has done such a good job at making it fun to use.
- tprgoreturnon 7mo ago[dead]