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I am often reminded how so many good technologies start in one niche, and then explode out into general use. Java did this in the 90s, from embedded to enterprise. JavaScript went from an oft-lambasted "toy" to the most popular language. This is happening with WebAssembly now.

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BC Gain

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Feb 2

Further, while @JavaScript is a great general-purpose language, sometimes it makes sense “to be able to play to the strengths of another language” with #wasm @fermyontech 's Matt Butcher says. @technosophos thenewstack.io/webassembly-vs

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It’s amusing to me, of course, how much WebAssembly has in common with Java and .NET bytecode. They’re all stack-based, object-aware virtual machines. Makes me wonder how many times we’re going to reinvent this particular wheel (no shade on wasm, which I like a lot more than JS).

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the fundamentals of WASM feel different because it starts with creating a virtual processor; I've never felt like I was looking at opcodes in .NET. and the capabilities model is really appealing to me - if you need to do eg file access, say so and prove why

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Oh, yeah, I don’t mean to imply that it’s not an improvement, especially the security model.

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It’s just amusing to me that we come back to stack-based, object-aware bytecode every time, presumably because it winds up being extremely portable and JITable.

Matt Butcher @FermyonTech

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In December,

wrote an excellent article about Wasm & the JVM. javaadvent.com/2022/12/webass It is a fantastic read, covering both the similarities and the differences. Haven't yet found an equally awesome read for .NET, though in principle, many of the same points hold true.

javaadvent.com

WebAssembly for the Java Geek - JVM Advent

When many Java developers hear the word WebAssembly, the first thing they think is “browser technology”. The second thing: “it’s the JVM all over again”. After all, for a Java developer, in-browser...

11:02 PM · Feb 2, 2023

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I feel like not many people deal with .NET at the bytecode level. I only have in the context of reversing malware, but it got me a pretty good look at it. It was surprisingly similar!

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Thanks 🙏 ☺️