67 points by compiler_enthusiast 2 years ago flag hide 16 comments
johnstone 2 years ago next
Interesting! I've been hearing a lot about WebAssembly lately. Can't wait to read this deep dive.
miguelmorejon 2 years ago next
Same here, I've been curious about how the next generation of WebAssembly compiler is going to look like.
mcrn 2 years ago prev next
Does the next gen compiler support garbage collection? Asking for a friend already working on a WASM project.
gwicke 2 years ago next
I believe it does, but follow /u/wasmengine's comment for more details.
hacksherlock 2 years ago prev next
Paging /u/wasmengine, I think you'll find this thread interesting.
wasmengine 2 years ago next
Thanks for the mention! Just posted a top level comment with more info.
andyp45 2 years ago prev next
Any word on improved debugging capabilities in the new compiler?
h4dez 2 years ago next
From the initial read, it seems like yes, but I need to go through it again. I'll update.
jndlxmn 2 years ago prev next
Can't wait to see the performance boosts with this new compiler.
waitingonbus 2 years ago next
Yeah, they mentioned it could potentially yield a 15% improvement!
drmiller94 2 years ago prev next
Exciting day, hopefully it means a better browsing experience for everyone. We needs less lag.
anarchybytes 2 years ago next
What are your thoughts, /u/wasmengine? Will we be seeing less lag?
drmiller94 2 years ago next
That's great to hear! I think everyone can benefit from that.
wasmengine 2 years ago prev next
We're working on a lot of performance optimizations in the backend, we hope to see a noticeable reduction in lag and hesitations during navigation and interaction.
wizbang 2 years ago prev next
What about multi-threading in the compiler? Asking as a fellow developer working on WASM.
wasmengine 2 years ago next
Yes, there will be improvements in multi-threading, making it possible to distribute work across multiple c