CheerpX
Dev tools
browser x86 virtualization
SHOW HN2020
26points
10comments
#1,488of 3,028 in 2020
Top 50%of 2020 by points
How HN took it
QuietFewer than 5 comments about the project
0 positive, 3 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 1 critical, out of 4 comments about the project.
Performance: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Technology described as interesting
From 1 comment
Sounds very interesting. Can Firefox be used too? I am on mobile right now and it only shows the "It looks like CheerpX could not start" in Firefox for Android.
vanous on HN
Objections
Requires WebAssembly tail calls, which Firefox lacks
From 2 comments
This demo requires WebAssembly tail calls support. Instructions for how to enable it in Chromium are included.
apignotti on HNFirefox does unfortunately not currently support WebAssembly tail calls. Sadly, they also seem not be making any progress on this feature, even if it's supposed to be in the…
apignotti on HN
Only a Python REPL demo, similar to existing REPL sites
From 1 comment
I've seen many python repl websites. What's the difference here?
perryizgr8 on HN
Appears proprietary
From 1 comment
Appears to be proprietary based on the look of the website - what's the price range for this?
Nuzzerino on HN
Requests
Support for Firefox
From 1 comment
Sounds very interesting. Can Firefox be used too? I am on mobile right now and it only shows the "It looks like CheerpX could not start" in Firefox for Android.
vanous on HN
Questions
What is the price range
From 1 comment
Appears to be proprietary based on the look of the website - what's the price range for this?
Nuzzerino on HN
How does it differ from other Python REPL sites
From 1 comment
I've seen many python repl websites. What's the difference here?
perryizgr8 on HN
Alternatives named
Emscripten
From 1 comment
Kind of like Emscripten but for x86 instead of LLVM?
Nuzzerino on HN