To add to the comments here, asm.js seems to be big on bitwise computing. In fact it is totally relying on bitwise computing. So asm.js put bitwise computing a

To add to the comments here, asm.js seems to be big on bitwise computing. In fact it is totally relying on bitwise computing. So asm.js put bitwise computing at the forefront of programming. Which means that Chrome will now optimize for bitwise computing without holding any bias for or against asm.js. Asmjs developers can claim the mantle of bitwise computing and anybody who uses bitwise computing or optimizes for bitwise computing is really endorsing asm.js