A JavaScript optimizing compilerToday, I am going to try a bold experiment. Coming up with a JavaScript to JavaScript optimizing compiler. Optimize for what metric? Performance of code execution (eg. how long does it take to calculate the n-th prime number). I got started after reading “Is WebAssembly magic performance pixie dust?”, an article by Surma, a Google Developer Advocate. Go check it out, it’s a balanced, thoughtful an
GitHub - AssemblyScript/assemblyscript: A TypeScript-like language for WebAssembly.
