Re:Moving from TypeScript to Rust / WebAssembly
by tracker1 on Thursday July 09, 2020 @06:29AM
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Why can't you use C#? .Net Core (upcoming .Net 5) are pretty decent to work with. I'd still rather use node for the most part though.
I have been playing with Rust, but not sure about how good an idea it is for the front end yet though.
Re:Moving from TypeScript to Rust / WebAssembly
by jfkebwjsbx on Thursday July 09, 2020 @08:13AM
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Well, you can compile the .NET runtime into Wasm, send it to the client and run C# on top of it, but then you are adding yet another layer.
Re:Moving from TypeScript to Rust / WebAssembly
by tracker1 on Saturday July 11, 2020 @01:44PM
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I didn't have the impression the discussion was a web context. In which case if lean straight js/react or rust/yew
However... software development has become a mess of slow technologies and abstractions one on top of the other.
Some people are working routinely in a text editor that is behind three operating systems: the VM/hypervisor, the usual operating system (Windows/macOS/Linux) and then a browser instance (which is like a operating system now). Then add all the drivers, libraries, frameworks etc. that go in-between.
While I don't like that WebAssembly is yet another abstraction, at least it is a chance for a resurgence of system programming languages and to proper software engineering...