Virtual Machines, JavaScript and Assembler

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Argues that JavaScript now behaves like an operating system virtual machine and shows real artifacts: Linux compiled to JS running an x86 emulator, a working open‑source C compiler and C++ toolchain transpiled to JS (C++→JavaScript via Emscripten), and browser emulators and demos (Commodore 64, Excel Pac‑Man). Cloud examples include instant VM provisioning and SSD gains claimed from 500 IOPS→10,000 IOPS with cost moving roughly from $1 to $3, and the idea of one VM per user on pocket supercomputers.

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2. 0:15Scott Hanselman
3. 16:47Html5 and Css
4. 18:25Javascript Is the Assembly Language of the Web

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