Past, Present, and Future of Web Assembly

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This talk explains WebAssembly’s origins, current state, and near-future impact, noting that all modern browsers now support it. It covers the debate about using WebAssembly as an alternative to JavaScript and its performance advantages, and presents concrete examples of how it could affect web development in the coming years.

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1. 0:00Introductions
2. 3:20The Past
3. 14:31Transpiler
4. 17:51Sourcemap
5. 19:14JSCore
6. 23:31JSAsm
7. 28:05JavaScript at the Limit
8. 28:56Binary Modules
9. 31:08SIMD (SIMD Extensions for Multithreading)
10. 32:58Dreamer’s Chirp
11. 34:56Where Are We Heading?
12. 43:08DRM in WebAssembly
13. 48:56Q&A

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