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Re:Wasmer 5.0 by 01HNNWZ0MV43FF on Tuesday October 29, 2024 @07:36PM (#41990558)
It probably makes sense if you're running untrusted code or handling untrusted data, or running code that was written after the rest of your app

So for a solo dev it doesn't add much, but for a web browser or something that needs plugins it could make a lot of sense.

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Re:Wasmer 5.0 by MuffinFlavored on Tuesday October 29, 2024 @07:59PM (#41990708)
> It probably makes sense if you're running untrusted code or handling untrusted data

I never understood this because... I feel like wasm (the standard) is an empty box and a lot of runtimes help you attach things to it / make it useful (able to read/write to filesystem, call the Internet, etc.)

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Re:Wasmer 5.0 by 1oooqooq on Wednesday October 30, 2024 @12:09AM (#41991899)
history tells us, that usecase will go out the window as soon as the usual suspects do their usual standards capture by implementation to support something or another related to advertising attribution.
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