Show HN: Virtual breadboard in the browser, inspired by Ben Eater's 6502

Re:Show HN: Virtual breadboard in the browser, inspired by B... by naikrovek on Tuesday January 19, 2021 @08:44PM (#25841586)

How is this scarier than any other software you use but haven't seen the source code to? I don't understand. Unless you've never used software your ENTIRE LIFE, and no one has used any software on your behalf, you have been subject to closed source software.

I'm not saying that this ideal, or even good. I'm asking why it's only scary NOW.

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Re:Show HN: Virtual breadboard in the browser, inspired by B... by dotancohen on Wednesday January 20, 2021 @03:48PM (#25851794)

    > How is this scarier than any other software you
    > use but haven't seen the source code to?

The only code on my computer that I do not have the source code to are the JetBrains IDEs and Kerbal Space Program. With both of those companies I have a financial relationship, and both those companies earned my trust, and their software I have to download and install explicitly.

Contrast with webassembly where there is no trust between the entity running the code on my computer, no realistic way for the average user to consent to having code run on their system, and no reason for them to earn trust.

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