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| author | JF Bastien <jfb@chromium.org> | 2015-06-04 11:00:13 -0700 |
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| committer | JF Bastien <jfb@chromium.org> | 2015-06-04 11:00:13 -0700 |
| commit | 100adbb532958c2c0fd35979b22cf2b8155908be (patch) | |
| tree | a6f8802973a51aadbfe633bc8afd0c1cc715597b /HighLevelGoals.md | |
| parent | adeeb06bed5a14ea655b6ed2830824734f9f29af (diff) | |
| parent | 5510bdf079057f42ff35511108c4db50196d540d (diff) | |
| download | nanowasm-design-100adbb532958c2c0fd35979b22cf2b8155908be.tar.gz | |
Merge, and drop the MVP change to asm.js. Discuss separately.
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diff --git a/HighLevelGoals.md b/HighLevelGoals.md index 06ef385..7252b01 100644 --- a/HighLevelGoals.md +++ b/HighLevelGoals.md @@ -1,15 +1,16 @@ # WebAssembly High-Level Goals -1. Define a portable, size- and load-time-efficient [binary format](V1.md#binary-format) +1. Define a portable, size- and load-time-efficient [binary format](MVP.md#binary-format) to serve as a compilation target which can be compiled to execute at native speed by taking advantage of common hardware capabilities. 2. Specify and implement incrementally: - * design [v.1](V1.md) of the standard as a Minimum Viable Product; - * ship an effective [polyfill](V1.md#polyfill) library for v.1 that translates - WebAssembly code into JavaScript in the client so that WebAssembly v.1 can run - on existing browsers at high speeds; - * ship a follow-up to v.1 which adds several more - [essential features](EssentialPostV1Features.md); and + * design [the MVP](MVP.md) of the standard as a Minimum Viable Product with + roughly the same functionality as [asm.js](http://asmjs.org); + * ship an effective [polyfill](MVP.md#polyfill) library for the MVP that + translates WebAssembly code into JavaScript in the client so that + WebAssembly MVP can run on existing browsers at high speeds; + * ship a follow-up to the MVP which adds several more + [essential features](EssentialPostMVPFeatures.md); and * continue to iteratively specify [additional features](FutureFeatures.md), prioritized by feedback and experience, including support for languages other than C/C++. @@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ to JavaScript; and * define a human-editable text format that is convertible to and from the binary format, supporting View Source functionality. -4. Design to support [non-browser environments](V1.md#non-browser-embedding) +4. Design to support [non-browser environments](MVP.md#non-browser-embedding) as well. 5. Make a great platform: * build an [LLVM backend](https://github.com/WebAssembly/llvm) and |