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Re:Vanilla JS, fast, lightweight, cross-platform framework by vidarh on Sunday August 26, 2012 @07:00PM (#4436583)
It may be worth it for specific use cases, just like there are certainly still specific use cases where assembly shines.

The point is we're well past the point where grasping for the asm-equivalent from the start should be the default unless you happen to specifically target one of those niches.

Re:Vanilla JS, fast, lightweight, cross-platform framework by MatthewPhillips on Sunday August 26, 2012 @07:05PM (#4436595)
Mobile isn't a niche.
Re:Vanilla JS, fast, lightweight, cross-platform framework by dasil003 on Sunday August 26, 2012 @07:57PM (#4436732)
That depends on the application.