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Re:Asm.js: a strict subset of js for compilers – working draft by nnethercote on Friday February 15, 2013 @07:26PM (#5229695)
But it's really not much extra complexity. Much less than, say, an entirely new VM.
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Re:Asm.js: a strict subset of js for compilers – working draft by skatepark on Friday February 15, 2013 @10:32PM (#5230253)
Instead, it's a small bit of complexity levied against every single link in the chain, including the user (performance).

Which basically describes the entire stack of hacks that have been built on top of the web.

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