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Re:Writing GUI Apps Using the Red Programming Language by HelloNurse on Sunday December 24, 2017 @01:35PM (#16000648)
Sure, there's going to be a bloom of compilers of anything to WASM, but what's discussed here is the opposite technology: lean native applications.
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Re:Writing GUI Apps Using the Red Programming Language by mtkd on Sunday December 24, 2017 @01:48PM (#16000716)
The reason these post-2005 cross-platform envs have gained no traction is because so many devs won't move away from browser - or even consider alts to a browser exist. Suggesting something not SAAS, PAAS etc. right now in most enterprises won't do much for your career.

WASM kind of fixes that - it takes that 90s/00s native speed into the frontend of the moment and makes complex UIs more viable. Any dev with more than 20 years experience shakes their head that it takes WASM to make that happen - but I'm just grateful it is.

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