Comment No. (Score 3, Informative) 18
it seems it's more of a 'cross-compiler' (if that's a term, post says 'transpiles')
Both cross-compilers are transpilers exist and are different things.
* A cross-compiler compiles code on one platform but generates and executable for a different platform. Example: building an ARM64 executable on a x86_64 platform.
* A transpiler is a "translating compiler" which translates code from one programming language to another. Example: Java source code to Javascript source code.
So, it's for JAVA programmers who don't want to learn JS? The deliverable seems like a monolithic, minified, partially obfuscated text file?
Maybe but it's a near certainty that people will target WASM. WASM is bytecode that has many similarities to assembly language, so it's likely to be binary blob.
Yes, it will almost certainly be a monolithic, until someone starts hosting the myriad of Java platform libraries.