diff --git a/examples/hello-string/hello-string.html b/examples/hello-string/hello-string.html
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/hello-string/hello-string.html
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+<script type="text/javascript">
+
+	const encoder = new TextDecoder('utf-16le');
+	function toUTF16StringA(pointer, size) {
+	  let arr = new Uint8Array(buffer.slice(pointer, pointer+ size*2)); // length *2 for utf16
+	  console.log(encoder.decode(arr));
+	  alert(encoder.decode(arr));
+	}
+	imports = { console: {logs: toUTF16StringA}}
+
+	async function run_wasm(wasm_file = 'hello-string.wasm'){
+		try{
+			fetch(wasm_file).then(response =>
+	  		response.arrayBuffer()
+			).then(bytes =>
+	  		WebAssembly.instantiate(bytes, imports)
+			).then(results => {
+				console.log(results)
+			});
+			// memory = new WebAssembly.Memory({initial: 16384, maximum: 65536});
+		}catch(ex){console.error(ex);alert(ex);}
+	}
+	window.onload=run_wasm
+
+	wasm=fetch('hello-string.wasm')
+	ready = function ({module,instance}){
+		console.log(instance)
+		// heap = instance.exports.memory.buffer
+		buffer = instance.exports.memory.buffer
+		instance.exports.main()
+	}
+	// module=WebAssembly.compileStreaming(wasm,imports).then(ready).catch(e=>alert(e))
+	module=WebAssembly.instantiateStreaming(wasm,imports).then(ready).catch(e=>alert(e))
+	// WebAssembly.instantiate(module)
+	// WebAssembly.instantiateStreaming(fetch('hello-string.wasm'),imports).catch(e=>alert(e))
+
+</script>
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diff --git a/examples/hello-string/hello-string.sh b/examples/hello-string/hello-string.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..0e79473556
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/hello-string/hello-string.sh
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+# install https://github.com/AssemblyScript/assemblyscript if not present
+# asc -v || npm install --save-dev AssemblyScript/assemblyscript
+
+# compile Typescript to native WebAssembly 
+asc hello-string.ts -b hello-string.wasm -t hello-string.wast
+
+# load and run the binary in node.js
+./wasmx hello-string.wasm
+
+# in firefox:
+# firefox hello-string.html
+
+# todo : chrome needs to fetch() from (local) server
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diff --git a/examples/hello-string/hello-string.ts b/examples/hello-string/hello-string.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b73be11e30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/hello-string/hello-string.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+// compile this file thus:
+// asc -v || npm install --save-dev AssemblyScript/assemblyscript
+// asc hello-string.ts -b test.wasm -t test.wast
+
+// run compiled wasm file in node.js:
+// node -i -e "\
+//    log_char = c => process.stdout.write(String.fromCodePoint(c));\
+//    binary = require('fs').readFileSync('test.wasm')\
+// 		new WebAssembly.Instance(new WebAssembly.Module(binary),{console:{log_char}})"
+
+namespace console {
+  // imported helper to print a string in node.js or browser
+  // export declare function logs(string_pointer: i32, length: i32): void;
+  export declare function logs(
+    string_pointer: i32,
+    size: i32,
+    encoding: i16
+  ): void; // size=2*length for utf16
+
+  function log(text: string): void {
+    logs(<i32>text + 4, size(text), 16); // 4 offset for internal struct // Utf16
+  }
+}
+
+function size(pointer: string): i16 {
+  return load<i16>(<i32>pointer) * 2; // size=2*length for utf16
+}
+
+export function main(): void {
+  console.log("Hello AssemblyScript 😻	!");
+}
+
+// main()
diff --git a/examples/hello-string/hello-string.wasm b/examples/hello-string/hello-string.wasm
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index 0000000000..4b77f9ed4c
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diff --git a/examples/hello-string/hello-string.wast b/examples/hello-string/hello-string.wast
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..24adfd9a5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/hello-string/hello-string.wast
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+(module
+ (type $v (func))
+ (type $iv (func (param i32)))
+ (type $ii (func (param i32) (result i32)))
+ (type $iiiv (func (param i32 i32 i32)))
+ (import "console" "logs" (func $hello-string/console.logs (param i32 i32 i32)))
+ (global $HEAP_BASE i32 (i32.const 60))
+ (memory $0 1)
+ (data (i32.const 4) "\19\00\00\00H\00e\00l\00l\00o\00 \00A\00s\00s\00e\00m\00b\00l\00y\00S\00c\00r\00i\00p\00t\00 \00=\d8;\de\t\00!\00")
+ (export "main" (func $hello-string/main))
+ (export "memory" (memory $0))
+ (func $hello-string/size (; 1 ;) (type $ii) (param $0 i32) (result i32)
+  (return
+   (i32.shr_s
+    (i32.shl
+     (i32.mul
+      (i32.load16_s
+       (get_local $0)
+      )
+      (i32.const 2)
+     )
+     (i32.const 16)
+    )
+    (i32.const 16)
+   )
+  )
+ )
+ (func $hello-string/console.log (; 2 ;) (type $iv) (param $0 i32)
+  (call $hello-string/console.logs
+   (i32.add
+    (get_local $0)
+    (i32.const 4)
+   )
+   (call $hello-string/size
+    (get_local $0)
+   )
+   (i32.const 16)
+  )
+ )
+ (func $hello-string/main (; 3 ;) (type $v)
+  (call $hello-string/console.log
+   (i32.const 4)
+  )
+ )
+)
diff --git a/examples/hello-string/wasmx b/examples/hello-string/wasmx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e14351aaf9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/hello-string/wasmx
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+
+// Load and execute wasm files
+
+let file = process.argv[2];
+
+function string(pointer, length = -1, encoding = 0) {
+  if (typeof TextDecoder != "undefined") {
+    // WEB
+    const encoder = new TextDecoder("utf-16le");
+    let string = function toUTF16StringA(pointer, size) {
+      let arr = new Uint8Array(heap.subarray(pointer, pointer + size));
+      return encoder.decode(arr);
+    };
+  } else {
+    // NODE.js
+    if (length <= 0) while (buffer[pointer + ++length]); // auto determine length
+    if (encoding == 16) encoding = "utf16le";
+    else encoding = "utf8";
+    decoded = buffer.slice(pointer, pointer + length).toString(encoding);
+    return decoded;
+  }
+}
+
+let imports = {
+  console: {
+    logs: function(pointer, len, encoding) {
+      console.log(string(pointer, len, encoding));
+    }
+  }
+};
+
+function load_wasm(file, run_main = true) {
+  binary = require("fs").readFileSync(file);
+  module = new WebAssembly.Module(binary);
+  instance = new WebAssembly.Instance(module, imports);
+  args = process.argv.slice(3, process.argv.length);
+  let main = run_main && instance.exports.main;
+  if (instance.exports.memory)
+    buffer = new Buffer(instance.exports.memory.buffer); // node only
+  if (main) console.log((result = main(process.argc, args) || ""));
+}
+
+load_wasm(file);
diff --git a/examples/hello-world/hello-world.html b/examples/hello-world/hello-world.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..17e504d149
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/hello-world/hello-world.html
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+<script type="text/javascript">
+	imports = { console: {log_int: i => alert("wasm result="+i) }}
+	WebAssembly.instantiateStreaming(fetch('hello-world.wasm'),imports).catch(e=>alert(e))
+</script>
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diff --git a/examples/hello-world/hello-world.sh b/examples/hello-world/hello-world.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..ca574b6513
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/hello-world/hello-world.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# install https://github.com/AssemblyScript/assemblyscript if not present
+asc -v || npm install --save-dev AssemblyScript/assemblyscript
+
+echo compile Typescript to native WebAssembly :
+echo asc hello-world.ts -b hello-world.wasm -t hello-world.wast
+asc hello-world.ts -b hello-world.wasm -t hello-world.wast
+
+echo load and run the binary in node.js
+node -i -e "
+	binary = require('fs').readFileSync('hello-world.wasm');
+	module = new WebAssembly.Module(binary);
+	imports = {console :{log_int : i => console.log(i) }}
+  instance= new WebAssembly.Instance(module,imports);
+  "
+
+echo load and run the binary in firefox:
+echo open "hello-world.html"
+# open "hello-world.html"
+
+echo chrome needs (local) server for example:
+echo sudo python -m SimpleHTTPServer 80
+echo then
+echo open "http://localhost/hello-world.html"
diff --git a/examples/hello-world/hello-world.ts b/examples/hello-world/hello-world.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..149e203222
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/hello-world/hello-world.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+// Hello World
+// compile Typescript to native WebAssembly 
+
+// imported helper to print a number in node.js
+namespace console {
+  export declare function log_int(v: i32): void; 
+}
+
+console.log_int(42)
+
+// to run this example :
+
+// install AssemblyScript (https://github.com/AssemblyScript/assemblyscript) if not present
+// asc -v || npm install --save-dev AssemblyScript/assemblyscript
+
+// compile Typescript to native WebAssembly 
+// asc hello-world.ts -b hello-world.wasm -t hello-world.wast
+
+// run compiled wasm file in node.js:
+// node -i -e "\
+//    binary = require('fs').readFileSync('hello-world.wasm');\
+//		module = new WebAssembly.Module(binary);\
+//    imports = {console :{log_int : i => console.log(i) }};\
+// 		instance = new WebAssembly.Instance(module,imports});\
+// "
diff --git a/examples/hello-world/hello-world.wasm b/examples/hello-world/hello-world.wasm
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diff --git a/examples/hello-world/hello-world.wast b/examples/hello-world/hello-world.wast
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..718df74e94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/hello-world/hello-world.wast
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+(module
+ (type $iv (func (param i32)))
+ (type $v (func))
+ (import "console" "log_int" (func $hello-world/console.log_int (param i32)))
+ (global $HEAP_BASE i32 (i32.const 4))
+ (memory $0 1)
+ (export "memory" (memory $0))
+ (start $start)
+ (func $start (; 1 ;) (type $v)
+  (call $hello-world/console.log_int
+   (i32.const 42)
+  )
+ )
+)