Editing JavaScript (section)

=== WebAssembly ===
[[WebAssembly]] is a newer language with a [[bytecode]] format designed to complement JavaScript, especially the performance-critical portions of [[web page]] scripts. All of the major [[JavaScript engine]]s support WebAssembly,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2017/11/06/edge-webassembly.aspx|title=Edge Browser Switches WebAssembly to 'On' -- Visual Studio Magazine|website=Visual Studio Magazine|access-date=2018-02-09|archive-date=2018-02-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210002432/https://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2017/11/06/edge-webassembly.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> which runs in the same [[Sandbox (computer security)|sandbox]] as regular JavaScript code.

[[asm.js]] is a subset of JavaScript that served as the forerunner of WebAssembly.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://asmjs.org/faq.html | title=frequently asked questions | publisher=asm.js | access-date=April 13, 2014 | archive-date=June 4, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140604012024/https://asmjs.org/faq.html | url-status=live }}</ref>