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  • WebAssembly and Browser Performance: Closing the Gap with Native Execution

    WebAssembly and Browser Performance: Closing the Gap with Native Execution

    1. The Performance Ceiling of JavaScript For years, JavaScript has been the backbone of the web. But let’s be honest: it was never designed for high-performance computing. Despite massive improvements in JIT compilers and engines like V8, JavaScript still carries fundamental limitations dynamic typing, garbage collection overhead, and runtime interpretation costs. This becomes painfully…