Writing the example C code
We didn't include any header files or pass in any functions in the example we covered in Chapter 4, Installing the Required Dependencies. Since the intention of the code was solely to test if the compiler installation was valid, there wasn't much need. Emscripten offers a lot of extra functionality that enables us to interact with our C and C++ code with JavaScript and vice versa. Some of these capabilities are Emscripten-specific and don't correspond to the Core Specification or its APIs. In our first example, we'll take advantage of one of Emscripten's ported libraries and a function provided by Emscripten's API.
The following program uses a Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL2) to move a rectangle diagonally across ...
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