The point also isn't that you don't need any javascript. It seems like people really aren't getting that webasm enables new things to be possible. Using javascript to bridge to certain APIs really hasn't been a problem. WebGL already works well, even with pure javascript. Between JIT compiling and bulk transfer functions, there aren't actually that many calls happening per frame.

> The promise was that you can use your favorite language for web development

I can see where you are confused. The promise was never about using your favorite language for web development. It was about being able to compile languages to a synthetic ISA that will run at near native speeds.

> WASM is now more about the integration with JS.

It was never about getting away from javascript, it was always about being able to run software at near native CPU speeds in the browser.