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Re:Ask HN: What startup/technology is on your 'to watch' list? by anewvillager on Saturday May 23, 2020 @07:19AM (#23282022)
> I don't like to see wasm replacing native for stuff like development tooling, and desktop apps.

Wasm is like the JVM or CLR in that regard. It's not the future - it's the past.

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Re:Ask HN: What startup/technology is on your 'to watch' list? by entha_saava on Saturday May 23, 2020 @09:34AM (#23282798)
Yes. Even if there were a number of dominant architectures, install-time compilation would be better than run-time compilation for frequently used software. The RAM and Energy overhead isn't just worth it.
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