News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Clang runs in the browser and compiles C++ to WebAssembly. Parent comment

Re:Clang runs in the browser and compiles C++ to WebAssembly by stult on Tuesday January 02, 2018 @09:43AM (#16052060)
Guns aren't dangerous! It's the bullets that will get you!
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Clang runs in the browser and compiles C++ to WebAssembly by netheril96 on Tuesday January 02, 2018 @10:10AM (#16052222)
This is not an appropriate analogy. Guns and bullets are designed to kill, but browsers and the download capability are not designed to infect your computer. Rather, they are designed with an opposite goal.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Clang runs in the browser and compiles C++ to WebAssembly by alpos on Tuesday January 02, 2018 @11:16AM (#16052730)
An "infection" in this case would be the execution of some other person's code on my computer. Browsers have been designed specifically to do this since Javascript was invented.

The only difference between malware and "regular-ware" is whether the code meets certain user expectations about what it will and will not do.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Clang runs in the browser and compiles C++ to WebAssembly by TomMarius on Tuesday January 02, 2018 @01:54PM (#16054290)
Yes, exactly. What's your point though?
[ Parent | on HN ]