C++ on the Web: Ponies for developers without pwn’ing users
summary
C++ binaries compile to a portable format and run in the browser with near‑native speed — demos show bash/ls, Python and emacs processes, cloning GitHub, building LLVM with make -j4, and a GLES2 fire demo; LLVM toolchains produce a portable module that the browser JITs per architecture. Security uses multiple OS sandboxes, ASLR, size limits, validators and a compilation pipeline plus Native Client lineage; testing relies on sanitizers and fuzzers (AFL/libFuzzer) and WebAssembly aims for cross‑browser support with only ≈10% geomean overhead on some SPEC subsets.
AI-written summary · about
chapters (9)
- 0:00Introduction and scope
- 3:21Browser-based application demo
- 14:08The future of web development
- 20:08Security philosophies
- 27:34Testing, sanitizers, and fuzzing
- 32:41Browser security measures
- 44:42Vulnerability classes and risks
- 52:36Compiler security and conclusion
- 57:10Q&A session
related talks
57mC++ on the Web: Let's have some serious fun.
32mC++ Everywhere with WebAssembly
01h 30mApplied WebAssembly: Compiling and Running C++ in Your Web Browser
35mWebAssembly: now web is a new compiler target architecture
39mBringing the power of C++ to the web
45mEmscripten
34mPanel Discussion: Browsers & Wasm
53mWebAssembly