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by roca 3306 days ago
That's not really true. With JS glue code (including many libraries already written) Wasm modules can access anything JS can do. E.g. there are Wasm demos showing access to WebGL2, audio generation, camera/microphone, HTTP, storage, gamepads, ...
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camus2 3306 days ago
> E.g. there are Wasm demos showing access to WebGL2, audio generation, camera/microphone, HTTP, storage, gamepads, ...

All web API. nothing a Javascript app in the browser can't do.

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livingparadox 3306 days ago
That's the point. a WASM app has access to the same Web APIs that JS does, for the most part. This was in response to the claim that WASM only gets to work off of a limited api, not an argument as to why WASM is an improvement over JS.
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TremendousJudge 3306 days ago
>nothing a Javascript app in the browser can't do.

not being written in Javascript is a great advantage

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TazeTSchnitzel 3306 days ago
You have the full Web API, yes, but it's limited compared to native, although sure, it's nonetheless very capable.
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