w2c2 vs xxhash-wasm

w2c2

Translates WebAssembly modules to portable C (by turbolent)

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xxhash-wasm

A WebAssembly implementation of xxHash (by jungomi)

Xxhash WASM WebAssembly JavaScript Hash non-cryptographic

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w2c2		xxhash-wasm
	Project
9	Mentions	1
668	Stars	109
-	Growth	-
8.6	Activity	2.1
16 days ago	Latest Commit	7 months ago
C	Language	WebAssembly
MIT License	License	MIT License

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w2c2

Posts with mentions or reviews of w2c2. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-12-03.

Build your own WebAssembly Compiler
3 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 3 Dec 2023

For AOT, the simplest approach, that actually produces the fastest native code, is to naively translate WASM opcodes to C.
This is for example what W2C2 does: https://github.com/turbolent/w2c2
Show HN: RustPython for FreeDOS with W2c2
2 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 24 Oct 2023

This uses [w2c2](https://github.com/turbolent/w2c2) to convert RustPython,
DeviceScript: TypeScript for Tiny IoT Devices
6 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 24 May 2023
Running Rust code on Plan 9 using webassembly
1 project | /r/plan9 | 22 Feb 2023

Using a modified version of the w2c2 wasm->C89 translator, I was able to run Rust code on 9front!
Rust on macOS 9
1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 22 Jan 2023

There's not much data in the performance section of the front-page readme of the repo, but the one bullet point there seems promising:
> Coremark 1.0: ~7% slower than native [0]
[0] https://github.com/turbolent/w2c2#performance
W2c2: Translates WebAssembly Modules to C
1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 22 Jan 2023

1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 22 Dec 2021
W2c2: Translate WebAssembly Modules to C
1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 24 Jan 2022
I'm not sure what this is, but I'm sure I want to find out. WASM2C.. Is it for me...
1 project | /r/cprogramming | 23 Dec 2021

xxhash-wasm

Posts with mentions or reviews of xxhash-wasm. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects.

Xxhash for WASM
1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 4 Feb 2022

What are some alternatives?

When comparing w2c2 and xxhash-wasm you can also consider the following projects:

raw-wasm - Raw WebAssembly demos

argon2-browser - Argon2 library compiled for browser runtime

react-native-webassembly - ⚛️ 🏎 WebAssembly for React Native powered by JSI.

assemblyscript - A TypeScript-like language for WebAssembly.

RustPython - A Python Interpreter written in Rust

waforth - Small but complete dynamic Forth Interpreter/Compiler for and in WebAssembly

jerryscript - Ultra-lightweight JavaScript engine for the Internet of Things.

hermit - Actually Portable WebAssembly compiler toolchain for self-contained cross-platform binaries

esphome - ESPHome is a system to control your ESP8266/ESP32 by simple yet powerful configuration files and control them remotely through Home Automation systems.

wasm3 - 🚀 A fast WebAssembly interpreter and the most universal WASM runtime