Take the 2-minute tour ×  I'm starting to hear rumblings about
this project called ASM.js. Currently their web site is terrible
and confusing. Here's what I know from my research on the web.
• It is a subset of JavaScript that can be highly optimized. I'm
guessing because it avoids the more dynamic parts of the
language.   • Performance of code compiled to ASM.js runs at
about half the speed of C (not light).   • The intention is for
compilers to make their target language ASM.js.   • Firefox is
going to be shipping with ASM.js optimization baked in.   • The
Mozilla and Unreal teams ported the Unreal Engine to the web
with it and its running in a build of Firefox at near-native
speeds.  There doesn't seem to be any concrete information on
the web about what this really is or the usefulness or ultimate
purpose. Is it that I can compile my otherwise server-side code
bases and have it run in the browser at close-to-native speeds?
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