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		adrianN on Nov 2, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: WebAssembly: a binary format for the web Back in my day we didn't have compilers, we twiddled the switches until the machines did what we want. Compilers just allow sub-par programmers to write code, we should better abolish them.

pjmlp on Nov 2, 2015 [–]

That has nothing to do with "view source" button.

I also doubt you are old enough to have used something like the Altair 8800 or have built your own computer from Elektor schematics.

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