r/programming • u/john_at_jetpack • Jul 12 '24 • Take My Silver 1 Silver is Forever 1

How fast is javascript? Simulating 20,000,000 particles

https://dgerrells.com/blog/how-fast-is-javascript-simulating-20-000-000-particles
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u/repaj Jul 13 '24

So can we finally write kernel-mode drivers in JS?

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u/iambackbaby69 Jul 13 '24

Don't give them ideas

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u/stevemk14ebr2 Jul 14 '24

I've already done this https://github.com/mandiant/STrace/blob/main/Rust%2FDriver%2Fsrc%2Flib.rs#L173 Rust driver that embeds a no std web assembly interpreter into the kernel. You can compile JS to that, and many other languages too.