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by 8bitbuddhist 1616 days ago
It's very similar for sure, but it's worth nothing how this is different. WASM is much more accessible as it doesn't require additional downloads or tooling. It also supports a wider range of languages. I can take my Qt desktop application written in C++, run it through emscripten, and have it running in Firefox or Chrome in just a few minutes. Instead of having to build and release binaries for Linux, Windows, Mac, and Android, I can make a single WASM build, host it on my website, and run it anywhere. It's honestly incredible
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Just like the Common Language Runtime.