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Re:A pure JavaScript implementation of Git for Node and brow... by goatlover on Wednesday May 16, 2018 @06:31PM (#17086991)
But Rust programs can run anywhere JS can now with web assembly, while the reverse isn't true. JS can only run where there is VM for it.
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Re:A pure JavaScript implementation of Git for Node and brow... by erikpukinskis on Thursday May 17, 2018 @03:15AM (#17089419)
Are you referring to embedded applications?

An app tends to either be embedded or not. Obviously if you’re embedded you’re not going to use a JavaScript implementation of git.

You’re just not going to run Rust on IE8. And you’re not going to run JavaScript on your digital thermometer.

Either way, there’s no confusion about which language runtime, Rust or JavaScript, has a bigger installed base on those respective devices.

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