A masochist's guide to web development

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Introduction to building a web application with C code compiled to WebAssembly via Emscripten.
Explanation of WebAssembly (WASM) as a low-level language for near-native performance in browsers.
Guide on setting up Emscripten and necessary tools for development.
Example of compiling a simple 'Hello World' C program to run in a web browser.
Discussion on building a C library for WebAssembly and calling it from JavaScript.
Introduction to JavaScript and the DOM for interactive web development.
Steps to modularize the library for better integration with web applications.
Implementation of multithreading in WebAssembly using pthreads and considerations for browser compatibility.
Use of web workers to prevent blocking the main thread during heavy computations.
Handling callback functions between C and JavaScript with Emscripten utilities.
Persistent storage solutions using IndexedDB for caching large data in the browser.
Closing thoughts on the challenges and learnings from using Emscripten for web development.

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