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Re:Build Your First Thing with WebAssembly by thaumasiotes on Saturday June 25, 2016 @09:47PM (#11979047)
> I am curious who web assembly is for and who is really excited about it.

In particular, I'm curious what web assembly is supposed to be offering that Java applets didn't.

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Re:Build Your First Thing with WebAssembly by aphextron on Sunday June 26, 2016 @06:36AM (#11980200)
Java applets ran through browser plugins that sidestepped the sandboxed browser environment that keeps users secure on the web. This would be an assembly level compile target for the Javascript VM instead.
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Re:Build Your First Thing with WebAssembly by izym on Sunday June 26, 2016 @06:50AM (#11980246)
How about not requiring a plug-in?
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Re:Build Your First Thing with WebAssembly by thaumasiotes on Sunday June 26, 2016 @10:36AM (#11980958)
What's the difference between doing a lot of browser development work to add a web assembly VM, and doing the work to add a JVM?
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Re:Build Your First Thing with WebAssembly by izym on Sunday June 26, 2016 @02:31PM (#11981980)
The WebAssembly VM is already there. It's the same VM as is used for JavaScript.
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