Learn WebAssembly

Conventions used

There are a number of text conventions used throughout this book.

CodeInText: Indicates code words in text, database table names, folder names, filenames, file extensions, pathnames, dummy URLs, user input, and Twitter handles. Here is an example: "instantiate() is the primary API for compiling and instantiating WebAssembly code."

A block of code is set as follows:

int addTwo(int num) { return num + 2;}

When we wish to draw your attention to a particular part of a code block, the relevant lines or items are set in bold:

int calculate(int firstVal, int secondVal) {return firstVal - secondVal;}

Any command-line input or output is written as follows:

npm install -g webassembly

Bold: Indicates a new term, an important word, or ...