if I asked you today to write an algorithm X that you need to compile as native library that can run in the browser, desktop Windows app and Android/iOS app, which language would you choose for that and why?
C is not allowed because it's year 2023 already and we can do better 😅 #programming#software
@filipw Honestly? Rust, full stop. WASM gets you into the browser quite well, and for platforms that allow native code, you can make a *.so or *.dll that's pretty much indistinguishable from one made in C.
I even once had an experiment where I used the same file to define WASM and native C APIs, expanding with macros as appropriate for each target.
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