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JIT Compiling Game Boy Instructions to WASM Outperforms Native Interpreter

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from Hacker News ·

WATaBoy compiles Game Boy CPU instructions to WebAssembly at runtime, achieving faster performance than a native interpreter. The project demonstrates that JIT compilation to WASM can beat traditional interpretation for retro emulation. Benchmarks show significant speedups, making it a promising approach for browser-based emulators.

Meridian48 take
While impressive, the real-world impact is limited to niche retro gaming use cases, and broader WASM JIT benefits remain unproven.
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