Re:Cheerp – A C/C++ compiler for web applications
by illumen on Tuesday August 12, 2014 @11:42AM
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You also get 1.4MB of code, which takes 1 hour to load on a mobile connection, and reimplements functionality that host JS/Browser provides which goes much quicker ;) Most C++ code does not care about compiled size(especially with templates!!!), but JS code often does, so is written in a smaller way.
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Re:Cheerp – A C/C++ compiler for web applications
by flohofwoe on Tuesday August 12, 2014 @12:27PM
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True, you need to be sensible about compiled code size which traditionally wasn't important for C/C++ code, and it's also true that the C++ std lib or careless use oft templates can bloat the code size. On the other hand, three.js which is basically the standard lib for 3D rendering on the web comes at 0.5 MB minified, which isn't exactly small either ;)