WebAssembly doesn't necessarily mean "do everything in canvases".
Of course. Similarly, I doubt Adobe intend for Flash to replace entire websites with over-animated single page apps with terrible usability, but that's how many websites used Flash In the late 90s.
Yes, well-designed sites will use WebAssembly in other more reasonable ways. Entirely separate from that are the websites that try to disable the right-click context menu to "protect" images, and the businesses that are watching there revenue disappear with the rise in adblocking. Some businesses will - often foolishly - use all available means to "protect their content", so that's how they will use WebAssembly.
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Re:A cartoon intro to WebAssembly
by greglindahl on Wednesday March 01, 2017 @03:08AM
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You could make your point without the sarcasm and name-calling.
Presumably you'll be authoring a "NoAss" add-on, following along in the "NoScript" tradition.
Re:A cartoon intro to WebAssembly
by tannhaeuser on Wednesday March 01, 2017 @04:00AM
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Brilliant.
More fecalia-themed names:
AssAssassin
SafeAss
MyAss
OpenAss
Re:A cartoon intro to WebAssembly
by tannhaeuser on Wednesday March 01, 2017 @05:21AM
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You can also combine it:
SafeMyAss
OpenMyAss
When it's possible to ignore the DOM by uploading your own renderer (e.g. custom freetype/etc compiled to webasm), it's possible to prevent adblocking based on HTML/CSS selectors.