WASM-4: Retro Game Dev Right in Your Browser

Pixel mashup with Wasm-4 logo and retro graphics

Have you ever dreamt of developing games that run on practically anything, from a modern browser to a microcontroller? Enter WASM-4, a minimalist fantasy console where constraints spark creativity. Unlike …read more Continue reading WASM-4: Retro Game Dev Right in Your Browser

Firefox Patches Critical Mystery Bug, Also Impacting Google Chrome

Mozilla Foundation releases Firefox 84 browser, fixing several flaws and delivering performance gains and Apple processor support. Continue reading Firefox Patches Critical Mystery Bug, Also Impacting Google Chrome

Symbolically Executing WebAssembly in Manticore

With the release of Manticore 0.3.3, we’re proud to announce support for symbolically executing WebAssembly (WASM) binaries. WASM is a newly standardized programming language that allows web developers to run code with near-native performance dir… Continue reading Symbolically Executing WebAssembly in Manticore

WebAssembly: What Is It And Why Should You Care?

If you keep up with the field of web development, you may have heard of WebAssembly. A relatively new kid on the block, it was announced in 2015, and managed to garner standardised support from all major browsers by 2017 – an impressive feat. However, it’s only more recently that …read more

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Web Pages Via Forth

Forth. You either love it or you hate it. If you have struggled to work on tiny microcontrollers, you probably are in the first camp. After all, bringing up a minimal Forth system is pretty simple and requires very little resources on the CPU. Once you have such an environment it is then easy to extend Forth in Forth. [Remko] decided he wanted to build a Forth compiler that uses WebAssembly and runs in your browser. Why? We’ve learned not to think about that question too much.

The world has changed a lot since the first introduction of the WorldWideWeb …read more

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