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"Run your code in a WASM sandbox" and then your C++ is way slower (and speed is the only reason you were using C++ in the first place)


C++ compiled to wasm is just java with extra steps.


I totally agree but there are two differences:

- WASM will be available even more places than the JVM

- way more languages will target WASM than ever did the JVM

Personally, I cannot wait for a WASM future.

Being able to target WASM for the 90% of apps that it is fast enough for and being able to use the same language and libraries to target native when required….is going to be awesome.

I really like the CLR. A more widely adopted version of something similar ( WASM ) is attractive.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_JVM_languages

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Java_virtual_machines

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_CLI_languages

And this ignoring all the bytecode environments that have existed since the 1960's.




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