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		llukas on June 2, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Sneak Peek at WebAssembly Studio You missed that I'm not comparing existing Java to WebAssembly? Promises and hopes around Java 1.0 are very similar to WebAssembly.

oblio on June 2, 2018 [–]

Java was promoted mainly by 1 company. Web techs are made in agreement by a consortium of Mozilla, Apple, Google, Microsoft.

This has a way better long term shot at making it.

llukas on June 3, 2018 | [–]

Maybe this one has better shot at making it.

I beg to differ about 1 company though (article from 1998): https://www.javaworld.com/article/2076748/java-web-developme...

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