Saying Goodbye to Asm.js
10 hours ago
- #JavaScript
- #WebAssembly
- #Firefox
- asm.js optimizations are disabled by default in Firefox 148, with plans to remove the code later.
- Sites using asm.js will continue to work as it's a JavaScript subset, but WebAssembly offers better performance.
- asm.js was Mozilla's solution for native-speed web code, enabling projects like Unity to run on the web.
- asm.js paved the way for WebAssembly, which has since become the standard for high-performance web code.
- OdinMonkey (the asm.js compiler) is being retired, but its successor BaldrMonkey continues as part of WebAssembly.