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0 pointsori_b8y ago0 comments

I can see where web assembly could take us, but I am confused about why people seem to want to go there.

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pjmlp8y ago

Because Flash, Applets, .NET, Silverlight, ActiveX, NaCL,....

Difference being that WASM is kind of blessed format.

ori_bOP8y ago

The problems with the alternatives you listed wouldn't have been reduced with more blessing.

pjmlp8y ago

So what makes Flash => WebAssembly more acceptable than Flash?

ori_bOP8y ago

When did I say webassembly was more acceptable than flash?

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pjmlp8y ago

Because Flash, Applets, .NET, Silverlight, ActiveX, NaCL,....

Difference being that WASM is kind of blessed format.

ori_bOP8y ago

The problems with the alternatives you listed wouldn't have been reduced with more blessing.

pjmlp8y ago

So what makes Flash => WebAssembly more acceptable than Flash?

ori_bOP8y ago

When did I say webassembly was more acceptable than flash?

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse