Why V8 5.1 Brings WebAssembly to the Browser: A Front‑End Game‑Changer
With the release of V8 5.1, Google adds preliminary WebAssembly support to Chrome 51, reviving hopes for near‑native web performance, while also boosting ES6 compatibility to 97%, and the article points readers to essential ES6 learning resources for modern front‑end development.
Earlier I wrote an article titled "WEB开发将不再重度依赖JS" introducing WASM (WebAssembly) . New news prompted this follow‑up.
WASM (WebAssembly) is a lightweight low‑level bytecode technology designed to run web applications at near‑native speed. It allows languages other than JavaScript to be compiled into bytecode that runs in a WASM sandbox.
Many readers were skeptical about WASM’s arrival, sharing similar doubts.
However, recent news about V8 5.1 shows promise: Google announced that V8 5.1 includes preliminary support for WASM, and it will be shipped with the stable release of Chrome 51.
We look forward to experiencing WASM soon.
Google also announced that V8 5.1’s support for ES6 reaches 97%, a strong signal that full‑scale ES6 adoption is imminent.
In a previous article titled "Twitter工程师聊JS", a Twitter front‑end engineer recommended using ES6 in new projects because browser support is improving and tools like Babel provide backward compatibility.
Here are two recommended ES6 learning resources:
1. An article by Tencent’s front‑end team (http://www.alloyteam.com/2016/03/es6-front-end-developers-will-have-to-know-the-top-ten-properties/)
2. Ruan Yifeng’s comprehensive ES6 guide (http://es6.ruanyifeng.com/)
Related V8 5.1 articles can be found at: http://www.infoq.com/news/2016/04/v8-javascript-engine-51
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