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		howdydoo on Jan 3, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Vanta.js: Animated 3D backgrounds for websites That's true, but that doesn't mean you should use it everywhere. Using Three.js to render a single quad is like using Rust+WASM to add two numbers.

noduerme on Jan 3, 2022 [–]

Depends how many times you're gonna add two numbers though, right?

jokethrowaway on Jan 3, 2022 | [–]

Not necessarily. If data is moving from JS to Rust too much it may even be slower than just using JS.

Also, the simpler the operation, the higher the chance v8 optimises it pretty well.

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