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| - | Starting out with the Webassembly and Emscripten has been an interesting experience. There are some quirks to get around and not much of a support community that I have found so far. | + | Starting out with the Webassembly and Emscripten has been an interesting experience. There are some quirks to get around a somewhat fragmented support community that I have found so far. | 
| But I am really excited by this technology. In many aspects, it's a return to where I started, assembly coding on 8-bit and 16-bit machines. And it's a shot in the arm for the browser, opening up many new possibilities for frontend web development. | But I am really excited by this technology. In many aspects, it's a return to where I started, assembly coding on 8-bit and 16-bit machines. And it's a shot in the arm for the browser, opening up many new possibilities for frontend web development. | ||
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| ===== Requirements ===== | ===== Requirements ===== | ||
| - | Another wonderful thing about this new technology is that it ships with all the latest browsers, and you don't have to bother with bloat like Node to start a project. All you need is: | + | Another wonderful thing about this new technology is that it ships with all the latest browsers, and you don't have to bother with bloated frontend libraries to start a project. All you need is: | 
| * Emscripten tool chain installed. This demo is based on version 1.38.31. | * Emscripten tool chain installed. This demo is based on version 1.38.31. | ||