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Re:Ask HN: What startup/technology is on your 'to watch' list? by julianeon on Saturday May 23, 2020 @12:32AM (#23279910)
I think there might be killer apps that companies aren't publicizing, because it's part of their competitive advantage.

Example of WASM being used in a major product:

https://www.figma.com/blog/webassembly-cut-figmas-load-time-...

You can infer from this that it's making them 3x faster than anything a competitor can make, and probably inspired a lot of those 'Why is Figma so much more awesome than any comparable tool?' comments I remember reading on Twitter months back.

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Re:Ask HN: What startup/technology is on your 'to watch' list? by duckfruit on Saturday May 23, 2020 @02:55AM (#23280616)
Agreed - Figma is a very good example. I stand corrected.
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Re:Ask HN: What startup/technology is on your 'to watch' list? by raihansaputra on Saturday May 23, 2020 @06:38AM (#23281818)
I read that a few days ago and just realized why Figma runs better than Miro/RealTimeBoard. I wish the Miro team is also looking to port to WASM/boost performance. I don't think it's easy though; Figma's effort started in 2017.
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Re:Ask HN: What startup/technology is on your 'to watch' list? by runawaybottle on Saturday May 23, 2020 @04:14AM (#23281046)
Adobe XD uses some Wasm also.
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