WASM is more efficient than JS...
I think they were just pointing out that software architecture will usually make a much bigger impact on efficiency and energy usage than language choice
A bloated app is wasteful no matter what language its in
Ah, okay, that makes sense :D I agree
Re:Sustainability with Rust
by Jcampuzano2 on Saturday February 12, 2022 @11:36AM
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It highly depends on what the use case is.
For most use cases JS is still more performant than WASM unless you're doing a lot of very heavy number crunching which the vast majority of WebApps aren't.
Browser vendors have done a ton to make JS fast.
> WASM is more efficient than JS...
Last time I checked it wasn't. That's a few years back. I would be really happy if it is now.
WASM does not have native access to DOM for starters.
Re:Sustainability with Rust
by Abishek_Muthian on Tuesday February 15, 2022 @01:20AM
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> Not everything has to be a webapp. In fact, most things shouldn't.
And be at the mercy of monopolies.
If you want to save energy, write small software. Small, local, self-contained software. Not everything has to be a webapp. In fact, most things shouldn't.