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> asm.js's compatibility with existing Javascript engines gives it the best chance of adoption.

This is the key. With asm.js the worst case is slow, not totally broken.



Which is why Google should have a PNaCl javascript implementation, so that it degrades gracefully like asm.js but the fast case is faster.



Awesome. I had indeed seen this before and forgotten about it.




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