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Re:Moving from Node.js to ASP.NET Core by rogersach on Sunday April 02, 2017 @08:19PM (#14019838)
Javascript is the reason WebAssembly came into existence.
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Re:Moving from Node.js to ASP.NET Core by vmasto on Sunday April 02, 2017 @08:27PM (#14019855)
That statement is highly uninformed.

I would suggest starting reading from here https://github.com/WebAssembly/design/blob/master/FAQ.md#is-...

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Re:Moving from Node.js to ASP.NET Core by rogersach on Sunday April 02, 2017 @08:33PM (#14019863)
I never said it would replace it, I was saying that it was for those who didn't want to use javascript.
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Re:Moving from Node.js to ASP.NET Core by tracker1 on Monday April 03, 2017 @03:42PM (#14026375)
No, it really isn't... it's for code that absolutely must perform well, without the need for browser plugin/extension installation. Gaming logic, transcoding streams, etc.
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