I made a web app for language learners using Rust->WASM->Canvas

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Hi HN,I am an intermediate Vietnamese learner who wanted a way to ease into studying native materials without getting too overwhelmed, so I made SynchroTales. It allows you to:- View parallel texts - Click a word to see its definition - Double-click a word to play the audiobookMy background is mainly UI: most recently Desktop apps using Rust & Iced (an Elm inspired GUI lib). I thought this would be a good opportunity to push web tech a bit and see what the browsers can do.At this point I can say honestly I think it is a mixed bag: some things are easier targeting WASM (to canvas) vs JS, but there are still some limitations and you miss out on a lot of freebies that the browser provides.Curre

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