Lydia LeongExcerpt: Click here to read the original.
Google announced something very interesting yesterday: their Native Client project.
The short form of what this does: You can develop part or all of your application client in a language that compiles down to native code (for instance, C or C++, compiled to x86 assembly), then let the user run it in their browser, in a semi-sandboxed environment that theoretically prevents malicious code from being executed.
Google has also exhibited significant interest in LLVM (which stands for Low-Level Virtual Machine). Among other things, LLVM makes it easier to do analysis of code, something that is going to be critical if Google’s efforts with Native Client are to succeed. I am somewhat curious if Google’s interests intersect here, or if they’re entirely unrelated (not all that uncommon in Google’s chaotic universe).
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