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WASM Does Not Stand for WebAssembly

https://thunderseethe.dev/posts/wasm-not-webassembly/
2•swernli•2h ago

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billy99k•1h ago
This reminds me of the 'hacker' definition that comes up from time-to-time. Like the term hacker, that ship has already sailed.

WASM is WebAssembly.

swernli•3m ago
To be fair, as the author points out, they did it to themselves to get coverage to work on the project. The name means that WASM can be used in a big way on the web, but I appreciate the perspective that it’s applicable to way more than just the web. Even if the article title is definitely exaggerated for effect in service of that point.

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