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bhelx on Dec 1, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: Extism: Make all software programmable with WebAss...

> Will WASM finally be the write once run everywhere system we've been promised for the past few decades?

I think it has a good shot! If I'm hedging my bets though I'd say there are some things it will just never be good at. That's okay though it's not a zero sum game.

> This really is the birth and death of Javascript.

One thing I will not bet on is the death of javascript!

satvikpendem on Dec 1, 2022 [–]

> I'd say there are some things it will just never be good at.

I'm curious, what would those be?

> One thing I will not bet on is the death of javascript!

Yep, I'm more so referring to the talk by Gary Bernhardt foretelling of a WASM-like platform emerging [0].

[0] https://www.destroyallsoftware.com/talks/the-birth-and-death...

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