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WASM is not quite a stack machine
Everyone knows Wasm is a stack machine. Wikipedia says so, the official Wasm design specification says so, you get it. I thought so too. That is, until I started writing Wasm code – not compiling for Wasm, but writing the instructions by hand. And I found out that there exists a major difference between Wasm and all…
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Programming LanguagesSoftware Engineering2026
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2026 | WASM is not quite a stack machine by signa11 | 183 | 45 |
