WebAssembly / WebAssembly/threads
Rename WebAssembly.Global to something
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Description
If a WebAssembly.Global represents what is, in effect, a thread-local variable, then it needs a better name. This is of course due to there being just one "thread" associated with a JavaScript context.
E.g. what about WebAssembly.Variable for a JS name?
We could as well rename the opcode (without changing its encoding), and there'd be no breaking change, other than to the text format.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Review the issue discussion about renaming WebAssembly.Global, including the proposed WebAssembly.Variable name and the possible opcode and text-format changes. Determine whether the naming concern has consensus and document the agreed scope, including whether the encoded opcode remains unchanged.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- wasm
- Domain
- compilers
- Issue type
- Refactor
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100