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Emulator Performance: WebAssembly vs. JavaScript

The 8bitworkshop IDE integrates several different kinds of emulators that run in the web browser, each kind with different characteristics. Ideally, our emulators would be:

Performant – They should load quickly, and run at native speeds in modern browsers.

Debuggable – Users should be able to single-step, set breakpoints, rewind/replay state, inspect memory, etc.

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