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WebAssembly's post MVP future

Yas
May 14, 2019

WebAssembly's post MVP future

This preso goes through the current state of WebAssembly, followed by the features that would be added to it later and where they're at.
It will also cover some other aspects like talking to JS, SPA frameworks etc

Yas

May 14, 2019
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  1. ▪ WebAssembly (abbreviated Wasm) is a binary instruction format for

    a stack-based virtual machine. Wasm is designed as a portable target for compilation of high- level languages like C/C++/Rust/Go/C#, enabling deployment on the web for client and server applications.
  2. @yashints ▪ New type of code that can be run

    in modern browsers ▪ Created for better performance ▪ Low level binary format with small footprint ▪ You don’t write WASM, you compile to it
  3. “If you’re a native developer, the Web is just another

    compile target” Dan Callahan @callahad, Developer advocate @Mozilla
  4. @yashints The future of WebAssembly (Scott Logic) yas.fyi/2F7Swpg Images from

    Mozilla Hacks (Code cartoons) WebAssembly future (Mozilla Hacks) yas.fyi/2CkEmjR Resources Why do we need WebAssembly (Eric Elliot) yas.fyi/2TeC7V0