WebAssembly : Architecture and Heterogeneity
While still new to most people, WebAssembly provides a formidable vision of safe, fast, portable code. Through clever choices and well-considered design, the basic vision allows us to target browsers as a platform using a variety of languages other than (but compatible with) Javascript. This technology coupled with advancements in the Web platform are setting up the future of Web-delivered applications to look more like (and likely to replace) desktop applications.
The more interesting possibilities, however, will be realized when WebAssembly escapes the browser and ushers in a whole new era of ubiquitous, secure computing. We will discuss the various container environments and how they will solve some of the more persistent issues with more conventional software development technologies. Given the heterogeneity of modern architectures, you need a strategy for code use, reuse and positioning to best meet your customer’s needs.
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