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WHEN IS WEBASSEMBLY GOING TO GET DOM SUPPORT?

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Summary from the TLDR Web Dev newsletter

WebAssembly (Wasm) may eventually get direct DOM access, a requirement for integrating it into web applications. While Wasm was designed to be separate from JavaScript, it currently relies on JavaScript "glue code" to interact with web APIs like the DOM. Wasm's integration with JavaScript is progressively evolving, focusing on improving performance and reducing code size, with some added capabilities for exceptions, blocking operations, and garbage collection.