Community Picks·3yBuild your own WebAssembly Compiler
WebAssembly has been causing a stir over the last year. It was voted the fifth ‘most loved’ language in Stack Overflow’s developer insights survey. WebAssembly is a compilation target, rather than a language they will use directly. This is very easily decoded, compiled and executed - giving fast and predictable performance.
Hacker News·3yGoodbye to the C++ Implementation of Zig ⚡ Zig Programming Language
The old one, written in 80,000 lines of C++, plus sharing Zig code with the new one. The new one was faster, used less memory, and was actively maintained and enhanced. This was a huge pain, especially as the design of these two compilers diverged. The C++ implementation of Zig originally used the same strategy.
The New Stack·3yYes, WebAssembly Can Replace Kubernetes
WebAssembly, or Wasm, was shown to be a very practical way to run code on a web browser. It has worked so well that the World Wide Web Consortium named it a web standard in 2019. Other languages Wasm can accommodate include Rust, Go,.NET, C++, Python, Java and PHP.
The New Stack·3yWhat Rust Brings to Frontend and Web Development
The year 2022 may well have been the year of Rust, with its introduction into the Linux Kernel. But should frontend/web developers concern themselves with this popular language in 2023? It depends on what you need to do. It can also be coupled with WebAssembly to deliver a fast, secure app at the edge.
The New Stack·3yRust Makes Us Better Programmers
Rust makes for a better development experience, enhances safety and increases program speed. To understand why Rust is so popular, we need to consider why we invented compilers and programming languages in the first place. In the case of other popular languages like Python, Rust programs run up to 20 times faster, according to the Programming Language Benchmark.
JetBrains·3yThe Future of .NET with WASM
WebAssembly is a low-level assembly-like language with a binary format that runs in modern web browsers. WebAssembly programs can perform at near-native speeds allowing for new and exciting applications for web clients from desktop-like apps, emulators, high-performance video games, photo editors, and more.