Back to the FUTURE! From C++ to JS
summary
Claim: compile real C/C++ into WebAssembly and run it inside modern JS frameworks with practical results. Uses Emscripten to produce .wasm and a runtime .js, tests with Node and a Python simple HTTP server, and links native SDL/OpenGL code into the browser. Built a Hello World and a rotating color cube from 1997 that runs in Chrome and as an Angular component, solves name mangling with extern "C", and shows measurable performance gains versus plain JS while not replacing JavaScript.
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chapters (12)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:58Combining C++ with web frameworks
- 5:15WebAssembly and Emscripten
- 9:14C++ to JS Hello World demo
- 12:05Old C++ graphics in browser
- 16:28C++ to JS communication challenges
- 20:23C++ graphics in browser
- 23:04WebAssembly with Angular
- 27:01WebAssembly performance benefits
- 29:13Final C++ in Angular demo
- 32:55Future of JS and WebAssembly
- 33:37Q&A
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