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Discussion on: It's time for Typescript Native

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Konstantin Isaev

I personally more interested in compiling typescript into WebAssembly instead of pure "nativization".
I understand how it is hard to do.
Have you seen how CLR IL code with generic and async/ienumerable functions look like? It is a less elegant thingy. And CLR has MUCH richer instructions set than WebAssembly.
I think we will have to wait for WebAssmbly instructions enrichment with alloc_str concat_str slice_str alloc_arri8 createObj callMtd getProp setProp cast_intf add_cls add_intf etc.
Or if someone will implement these instructions using js or another assembly to be referenced as importables and runtime for actual app-specific assemblies
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