AssemblyScript is free and open source software released under the Apache License, Version 2.0, builds upon Binaryen and is based on the WebAssembly specification.

AssemblyScript provides WebAssembly and compiler foundations as built-in functions, making it suitable as a thin layer on top of raw WebAssembly. For example, memory can be accessed …

Install the AssemblyScript compiler. Let's assume that it is not required in production and make it a development dependency:

With AssemblyScript being very similar to TypeScript, there comes the opportunity to compile the same code to JavaScript with tsc and WebAssembly with asc. The AssemblyScript compiler …

A live coding environment in the browser for sequencing music with javascript and synthesizing instruments in AssemblyScript. Demonstrates compiling AssemblyScript directly in the …

A collection of AssemblyScript examples that one can play around with right in the browser.

AssemblyScript does not compile a module linearly, but starts at the module's exports and only compiles what's reachable from them, often referred to as tree-shaking.

Compared to TypeScript, type inference in AssemblyScript is limited because the type of each expression must be known in advance. This means that variable and parameter declarations …

The AssemblyScript runtime implements the necessary bits for memory management and garbage collection. It is largely invisible to a developer but can become relevant in advanced …

A collection of general WebAssembly and AssemblyScript questions and their answers.