Best of WebAssembly — April 2024

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   Hacker News·2y

   cezaraugusto/extension.js: 🧩 Plug-and-play, zero-config, cross-browser extension development tool.

   A plug-and-play, zero-config, cross-browser extension development tool with built-in support for TypeScript, WebAssembly, React, and modern JavaScript.

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   Hacker News·2y

   stackframe-projects/pgmock: In-memory Postgres for unit/E2E tests

   pgmock is an in-memory PostgreSQL mock server for unit and E2E tests. It runs entirely within WebAssembly on both Node.js and the browser. You can run it in a browser and it provides a recommended configuration for `node-postgres`. It is considered good practice to destroy the mock server after use. `pgmock` fully supports browser environments.

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   Nordic APIs·2y

   Beyond the HTTP API: WebAssembly and the Future of Systems Integration

   WebAssembly (Wasm) is a technology that allows code written in other languages to run alongside JavaScript on the web. It improves system integration by enabling local function calls instead of making API requests over the internet. Real-world examples of WebAssembly integrations include Figma and Shopify.

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