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WebAssembly Source Code Can Now Be Debugged Outside the Browser with GDB and LLDB

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Sep 13, 2019

WebAssembly, in connection with WASI, has recently made strides to be used outside of the browser, and realize the Write Once, Run Anywhere promise. While running WebAssembly programs outside the browser is already possible, in particular with wasmtime, the debugging story presents some difficulties. While WASI allows developers to use console logging to report on the execution of the program, it was not possible to debug the original source

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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