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Re:Byte-code for the web is coming: Pepper 24 can build PNaC... by csense on Saturday December 08, 2012 @01:27AM (#4890916)
I thought Java was supposed to be "bytecode for the Web." How is this different? What pain points does it solve that Java Applets don't? (Besides this being new and shiny, while having an applet on your website makes people think you're from the 1990's.)
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Re:Byte-code for the web is coming: Pepper 24 can build PNaC... by iso-8859-1 on Saturday December 08, 2012 @07:49AM (#4891503)
* It is native code, unlike Java. Which means you don't need a VM. Only the API's. Java defines both.

* It is not a "black box" in the web page like Java Applets. People would not hate Java Applets if they integrated seamlessly and were built into the browser.

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