Will Web Assembly Overtake JavaScript inWeb Development?

Question

Checkout this video.. Illustrating Web Assembly and JavaScript https://youtu.be/Q-4WauNGRSo

Answer 1

Thanks for the informative video. the video was in relation to Firefox 52(current version 54).

https://www.techworm.net/2017/03/webassembly-replacing-javascript.html

http://www.infoworld.com/article/3199191/javascript/webassembly-wins-google-pulls-plug-on-pnacl.html

https://medium.com/mozilla-tech/why-webassembly-is-a-game-changer-for-the-web-and-a-source-of-pride-for-mozilla-and-firefox-dda80e4c43cb

Answer 2

it will take some time for this to be ready (experimental for now). when its ready for production the performance will be awesome; they say twice as fast which will be benefit VR apps, web apps and games.

Answer 3

yeah exactly ;)

Answer 4

There is prospective of WebAssembly overtaking JavaScript. But it will take some time before WebAssembly is supported by all the browsers. Therefore JavaScript will be still there in near future!!!