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Learn WebAssembly

You're reading from Learn WebAssembly Build web applications with native performance using Wasm and C/C++

Product type Paperback

Published in Sep 2018

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781788997379

Length 328 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

C++

Tools

Angular

Concepts

Front End Web Development

Author (1):

Mike Rourke

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Table of Contents (12) Chapters

Preface

1. What is WebAssembly?

2. Elements of WebAssembly - Wat, Wasm, and the JavaScript API FREE CHAPTER

3. Setting Up a Development Environment

4. Installing the Required Dependencies

5. Creating and Loading a WebAssembly Module

6. Interacting with JavaScript and Debugging

7. Creating an Application from Scratch

8. Porting a Game with Emscripten

9. Integrating with Node.js

10. Advanced Tools and Upcoming Features

11. Other Books You May Enjoy

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Installing the prerequisites

Before installing and configuring the EMSDK, we'll need to install some prerequisites. You installed two of the prerequisites in Chapter 3, Setting Up a Development Environment: Node.js and Git. Each platform has slightly different installation processes and tooling requirements. In this section, we cover the installation process for the prerequisite tooling for each platform.

Common prerequisites

It's possible that you already have all of the prerequisites installed. Here are the three that you'll need regardless of the platform:

Git
Node.js
Python 2.7

Note the Python version; this is important because installing the wrong version could cause the installation process to fail. If you followed along in Chapter 2, Elements of WebAssembly - Wat, Wasm, and the JavaScript API, and installed Node.js and Git, all that's left is to install Python 2.7 and any additional prerequisites specified for your platform. The Python installation process for each platform will be specified...

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Authors (1)

Rourke

Rourke

Mike Rourke is a software engineer based in Chicago who works primarily with web technologies and the Node.js ecosystem. He has been writing code for over 10 years. Mike started out writing VB and switched to JavaScript about 2 years ago. He loves all aspects of programming and spends most of his free time learning new technologies and improving his skills.

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