Re:Universal Binaries Using WASM
by cyphar on Tuesday February 26, 2019 @06:55AM
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> No. Java is a language [...] A better comparison would be the JVM
I think the point was that it's a reinvention of "write once run everywhere", which had its own problems at the time (such as native libraries). Java introduced the idea, and arguing the fact that the JVM is the reason why it works is a touch pedantic in this discussion.
> Either use WASM outside the browser (I don't even know if that's a thing)
I think the point was that it's a reinvention of "write once run everywhere", which had its own problems at the time (such as native libraries). Java introduced the idea, and arguing the fact that the JVM is the reason why it works is a touch pedantic in this discussion.
> Either use WASM outside the browser (I don't even know if that's a thing)
That's what TFA is doing.