# I turned JS into a compiled language (for fun and Wasm)

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**Created:** [4 October 2022 14:54 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/i-turned-js-into-a-compiled-language-for-fun-and-wasm/76563 "2022-10-04T14:54:39Z")\
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> I turned JS into a compiled language (for fun and Wasm) — surma.dev.  
> This is one of those times where I got so fascinated by the idea of a thing  
> that I forgot to ask myself whether it’s a good idea to build the thing. The  
> idea being, transpiling JavaScript to C++ so I can compile that to whatever  
> I need.

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> **[I turned JS into a compiled language (for fun and Wasm) — surma.dev](https://surma.dev/things/compile-js/)**
>
> This is one of those times where I got so fascinated by the idea of a thing
> that I forgot to ask myself whether it’s a good idea to build the thing. The
> idea being, transpiling JavaScript to C++ so I can compile that to whatever
> I need.

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