Suggestion: rename "javascript" port to "wasm"

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ntoll
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Suggestion: rename "javascript" port to "wasm"

Post by ntoll » Tue Aug 16, 2022 2:08 pm

Hi Folks,

We have a "javascript" port. Actually, it's running on WASM and, while it contains some JavaScript "plumbing", isn't actually that much to do with JavaScript itself. Rather, it's compiled via emscripten to WASM, which is run by the V8 engine (or any other WASM implementation).

Happy to do the renaming myself. You know what they say, naming stuff is hard. ;-)

As with all things I'm involved in, ideas, suggestions and constructive criticism is most welcome, and, as a fly-by suggester, I'm painfully aware that I'm likely to be missing something (in which case, apologies for the noise on the line).

Warmest of best wishes,

Nicholas.

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Re: Suggestion: rename "javascript" port to "wasm"

Post by ntoll » Tue Aug 16, 2022 2:44 pm

Related PR (feel free to ignore, it was quick and easy to do): https://github.com/micropython/micropython/pull/9061

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