Typescripten: Generating Type-safe JavaScript Bindings for emscripten

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Generates type-safe C++ wrappers from TypeScript declaration files using the TypeScript compiler API and targets emscripten via emscripten/embind so JavaScript APIs (7000+ libraries) become callable from C++; claims preserve idiomatic C++ shapes, handle generics and many unions, and the tool is self-hosting. Demonstrated embedding a Tableau visualization and a DOM-based demo; live demo hiccups occurred but core workflow works. Notes a measurable runtime cost from string-based marshaling and plans to reduce that overhead.

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1. 0:00Start
2. 3:24Sorting in Javascript Array
3. 6:18Write a Web Application in C
4. 7:03Webassembly
5. 7:25Introduction to Webassembly
6. 11:59Runtime Support
7. 22:41Interface Definitions
8. 23:14Type Definition Libraries
9. 27:42Valid Typescript
10. 28:58Typescript Constructs
11. 35:31Mixed Enumerations
12. 36:28Function Callbacks
13. 38:19Create a Javascript Function Object
14. 44:35Detached Function
15. 46:25Generic Classes
16. 53:00Open Challenges
17. 53:27Questions

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