Asm.js: a strict subset of js for compilers

Re:Asm.js: a strict subset of js for compilers – working draft by dysoco on Friday February 15, 2013 @02:09PM (#5227846)

I agree... I don't know who thinks having Javascript as "bytecode for the web" is any good: Even other languages(Fay, Clojurescript) need to compile to JS.

Wouldn't it be better if we had a standarized, fast, language that other languages like the aforementioned can target?

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Re:Asm.js: a strict subset of js for compilers – working draft by chc on Friday February 15, 2013 @02:18PM (#5227904)

What do you think JavaScript is? It's a standardized, potentially fast† language that other languages can compile to.

† No language is inherently fast. C can be slow (see CINT) and at least a subset of JavaScript can be fast (see the OP).

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Re:Asm.js: a strict subset of js for compilers – working draft by azakai on Friday February 15, 2013 @04:20PM (#5228750)

That is exactly what asm.js aims to be: a fast target to compile to. As a bonus, it is fully backwards compatible and portable too.

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Re:Asm.js: a strict subset of js for compilers – working draft by dysoco on Friday February 15, 2013 @04:22PM (#5228765)

Oh interesting, hope it succeeds then!

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