[krapp]

>but it'd be better if the web could be for documents and applications could be for applications.

I disagree. Being able to compile software in practically any language and have it run both natively (because native runtimes for WebAssembly do exist) and in a browser would revolutionize the way people access software.

I mean, someone wrote Pong in COBOL[0] and I can run it in a browser without having to find a COBOL runtime for Windows 10. That's pretty damn cool, and it's significantly better than what Java and Flash could provide for both developers and the end user.

[0]https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23189918