WebAssembly Alternatives

WebAssembly is described as 'or wasm is a new portable, size- and load-time-efficient format suitable for compilation to the web' and is an app in the development category. There are four alternatives to WebAssembly for a variety of platforms, including BSD, Linux, Mac, Web-based and Windows apps. The best WebAssembly alternative is JavaScript, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like WebAssembly are Native Client, PureScript and Bosque.

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WebAssembly

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WebAssembly or wasm is a new portable, size- and load-time-efficient format suitable for compilation to the web.

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JavaScript
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64 JavaScript alternatives
JavaScript (sometimes shortened to JS) is a lightweight, interpreted, object-oriented language with first-class functions, most known as the scripting language for Web pages, but also used in many non-browser environments.
- - JavaScript is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Android & Mac alternative to WebAssembly.
- - JavaScript is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to WebAssembly.
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JavaScript Features
1. Support for scriptingJavaScript supports scripts and macros to automate or customize tasks.
2. LightweightJavaScript consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
3. PortableJavaScript can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
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Native Client
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1 Native Client alternatives
Google's Native Client brings the performance and low-level control of native code to modern web browsers, without sacrificing the security and portability of the web.
- - Native Client is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to WebAssembly.
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PureScript
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79 PureScript alternatives
PureScript was initially designed by Phil Freeman in 2013. He started to work on PureScript since he wasn't satisfied by other attempts to transpile Haskell to JavaScript (e.g. using Fay, Haste, or GHCJS).
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PureScript Features
1. Support for scriptingPureScript supports scripts and macros to automate or customize tasks.
2. Ad-freePureScript doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
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Bosque
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50 Bosque alternatives
The Bosque Programming Language project is a ground up language & tooling co-design effort focused on is investigating the theoretical and the practical implications of:
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Bosque Features
1. Command line interfaceBosque either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
2. Support for scriptingBosque supports scripts and macros to automate or customize tasks.
3. Ad-freeBosque doesn't contain any form of external advertising.

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