As a reminder, #WebAssembly started in 2018 its path on the @w3c standardization track
#webassembly is a pretty big deal for the Web - it provides a compact, fast-to-parse, fast-to-run binary byte code for the Web, in the right conditions. It complements #JavaScript for tasks that are CPU intensive, and facilitates porting of non-JS code bases (e.g. game engines)
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It has been opening new roads in terms of what needs to be provided by native browser code vs shipped by app #developers. Most recently, @tsahil reported on its possible impact on #WebRTC for e.g. codec distribution
Just published a new article: What’s the Role of WebAssembly in WebRTC? bit.ly/2Hai89l #Wasm #WebRTC
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#WebAssembly is also expected to play a role in the server-side world: as a universal bytecode, it provides tantalizing opportunities for deploying #CloudServices
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For a deeper dive, go read this @mozhacks article by @linclark, @tschneidereit and @luke_wagner on the future of Web Assembly:
🔮 What’s the future of WebAssembly? And how can WebAssembly level up—both inside and outside the browser? Here’s a skill tree to lay it all out → hacks.mozilla.org/2018/10/we…
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