Not sure what you mean by virtual DOM. From the WebAssembly FAQ: "Is WebAssembly trying to replace JavaScript? No! WebAssembly is designed to be a complement t

Not sure what you mean by virtual DOM. From the WebAssembly FAQ: "Is WebAssembly trying to replace JavaScript? No! WebAssembly is designed to be a complement to, not replacement of, JavaScript (JS). While WebAssembly will, over time, allow many languages to be compiled to the Web, JS has an incredible amount of momentum and will remain the single, privileged (as described above) dynamic language of the Web. " https://github.com/WebAssembly/design/blob/master/FAQ.md#is-webassembly-trying-to-replace-javascript https://github.com/WebAssembly/design/blob/master/FAQ.md#is-... The WebAssembly team is being incredibly thoughtful and open about their motivation and long-term plans, which is very refreshing.