Ask HN: Why don’t JavaScript compilers generate web assembly?

2 points by trestenhortz 5 years ago | 3 comments

rauschma 5 years ago |

AssemblyScript [1] is an example of a subset of JavaScript being compiled to fast WebAssembly. But it is very static code. If you want to run dynamic JavaScript fast, you need the more sophisticated strategies used by modern JavaScript engines.

[1] https://www.assemblyscript.org/

pestatije 5 years ago |

You mean the client? That'd be an intermediate step to metal. If you want speed, the fewer intermediate steps the better.

Otherwise I don't understand the question.

johncoltrane 5 years ago |

Why would they?