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I haven't seen any work from any browser implementers working towards host-bindings or GC. I just skimmed through the I/O talk, as well: AutoCAD was running in a 2D canvas through emscripten in a WebWorker, while the rest of the code was a custom-built React/TypeScript app. Hardly the desktop AutoCAD everyone is thinking of...

... and I didn't spot any mention of "WebAssembly 2.0", whatever that might mean...




Then watch it properly, pay attention to the announcement of the upcoming APIs like direct references to DOM nodes, bypassing JavaScript.

Or how the Autocad guy explains the C++ code is exactly the same as on the core product.

We might loose the battle against Electron, but in the end the browser will be just yet another general purpose VM.




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