78 points by rustace 6 months ago flag hide 11 comments
johnnyo 6 months ago next
[@wonderDev this is freaking amazing! I've been following Rust for a while and this is a game changer.](https://www.example.com)
wonderdev 6 months ago next
@johnnyO Definitely, this WebAssembly breakthrough will open so many doors for Rust developers!
hacksrus 6 months ago prev next
Impressive! I'm curious if this could help us speed up our Rust codebase at HacksRus.
finxdot 6 months ago next
@hacksRus Indeed! WebAssembly is making a lot of headway lately in various languages. It should be worth considering in your workflow.
knower 6 months ago prev next
This is nuts, I always thought Rust had a slow compilation process. Will this technique work for other batteries-included languages?
proglad 6 months ago next
It seems likely that we'll see progress in that direction, but my hunch is that Rust may be the first beneficiary due to its low-level features.
codesprout 6 months ago prev next
This is great! It will help me get faster boot times on my embedded Rust projects. Can't wait to try it out.
syntxpro 6 months ago next
Don't forget to check out other tools that might help speed up your development time on those projects, like [Cargo](https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/)!
doczen 6 months ago prev next
Has anyone done some benchmarking between the standard Rust compiler and WebAssembly? I'm curious about the performance difference.
doxxie 6 months ago next
I tried running some benchmarks, and while the absolute performance differences are marginal, WebAssembly works significantly faster when compiling Rust files. [Here's the link to my results](https://www.example.com)