It says asm.js only uses numbers. There are no strings or objects. Is that true? I think that might be hard to use.
On Thu, Apr 4, 2013 at 9:14 AM, Barry MacKichan < barry.mackic...@mackichan.com> wrote: > I read the first half of their tutorial last night. I looks that they have > attacked one of the weak points of C++ in a componentized world -- making > sure that pointers don't outlive the object they are pointing to, even when > passed to unknown (at compile time) functions and marshaled to other > processes. The smart pointers that Mozilla uses help, but there is no > static checking, and crashes and memory leaks are a big problem in > development. > > It will be interesting when Rust moves out into the wider world, if it > does. > > --Barry > > On Apr 3, 2013, at 4:18 PM, mar...@snoutfarm.com wrote: > > > Well, the reason I mentioned it wasn't it was yet another "Let's fix C++ > by > > harvesting ideas from the computer science literature." effort, e.g. D, > but > > that it 1) is from Mozilla (Eich) and aims to be a platform for a next > > generation browser, and even one that runs on mobile devices, and 2) it > > isn't JavaScript. > > > > It's not just about performance, it's about safety and correctness. > > > > Marcus > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > myhosting.com - Premium Microsoft® Windows® and Linux web and > application > > hosting - http://link.myhosting.com/myhosting > > > > > > > > ============================================================ > > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com >
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