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Re:Spin – WebAssembly Framework by emteycz on Friday April 01, 2022 @06:46AM (#30876856)
I can't take a DLL and expect it to work on Linux/Mac. Wasm allows free sharing of portable binaries - with cross-language interop.
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Re:Spin – WebAssembly Framework by ensiferum on Friday April 01, 2022 @09:13AM (#30877759)
But that's sort of moving the goal posts now. Original claim for WASM was that it allows hot reloading. Which is a thing you can do with DLLs just fine.
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Re:Spin – WebAssembly Framework by emteycz on Friday April 01, 2022 @10:41AM (#30878501)
No, the original claim of Wasm definitely isn't only one side point about development. The original claim of Wasm is that all of these features are packaged in a well thought out whole + the success of this platform (thanks to browsers mostly) is what's so interesting about it.
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Re:Spin – WebAssembly Framework by ensiferum on Friday April 01, 2022 @03:04PM (#30882066)
No, not original Claim about WASM but your original Claim that about hot reloading and WASM.

"Hot reloading is a good example."

Again. You don't need WASM for hot reloading.

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Re:Spin – WebAssembly Framework by emteycz on Friday April 01, 2022 @05:34PM (#30883541)
"A good example". That really doesn't mean it's "the only" example.

BTW not my words.

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Re:Spin – WebAssembly Framework by carlos22 on Friday April 01, 2022 @10:11AM (#30878232)
It is also hard to contain the DLL/SO, every system has different mechanisms to ensure it can not access 'everything'. Wasm, as build for the browser, has it in its DNA.
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