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I'll take "Subsets of Javascript by Mozilla" for $200, Alex I think asm.js has proven itself to be a "good enough" solution if we start writing some serious co

by rtpg 12y ago

I'll take "Subsets of Javascript by Mozilla" for $200, Alex I think asm.js has proven itself to be a "good enough" solution if we start writing some serious compiler tech

NickPollard 12y ago
I didn't mention asm.js but it was on my mind when I wrote the parent; it's possible that it is 'good enough' and eventually becomes widely adopted enough, but I wonder if we might do better by eschewing the need for compatibility with Javascript.
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- bobajeff 12y ago
  We might but first someone has to first design and specify the new Intermediate Language. Then submit it to ECMA. Then implement it in a browser. This new IR better be so much better than JavaScript and asm.js at being a compile target for languages, that it takes no time for web application developers and compiler developers support it with enough tools and applications to dwarf their JavaScript counterparts. Good luck with that.