What's the best WASI runtime for web browsers these days?
Wasmer used to have one, but documentation links are 404ing and their source repo has changed into something else ("wasmer sdk" that looks like some docker thing)
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What's the best WASI runtime for web browsers these days?
Wasmer used to have one, but documentation links are 404ing and their source repo has changed into something else ("wasmer sdk" that looks like some docker thing)
Overview I would like to propose a patchset that allows LLVM to be built for WebAssembly/WASI (this includes WASIp1 and WASIp2). I am interested in this functionality for the YoWASP project, and it will be immediately useful for the Amaranth HDL as well as Spade HDL communities, with obvious other applications for projects such as Compiler Explorer. Through the use of wasm2c, it will also bring modern LLVM/Clang to older systems that no longer fit the minimum build requirements. Previous effort...
… This makes it easy try. In future early-access releases we will increase compatibility to other architectures and platforms.
It will be a *very* early release where most of the exciting and interesting features are promised for the future are absent.
You can sign up for early access here: playb.it
We're about to send out the first early-access invitations to Playbit, starting with 100 randomly selected email addresses from the early-access signup form on our website.
If you have the curiosity, feel brave and are comfortable with computer programming, let me know if you'd like to get access.
This first release *only works if you have an arm Mac.* We essentially give you a mac app that is a virtual machine which runs Playbit (think: a video game in full-screen mode.) …
Episode #6 is out.
@rsms on software quality, the data models behind Spotify/Figma and an overview of Playbit, a local-first operating system built from scratch.
The second "embedded page" in the post contains a confusing illustration; here is a newer version that should have been in the post. (The website is up to date though.)
Apologies to all the "I'll read it in an image" people out there.
[Playbit] We are looking to hire a contractor to help us with implementing Vulkan and WebGPU/Dawn on Linux DRM