WebAssembly Demystified

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WebAssembly is a low-level bytecode that already ships in modern browsers and aims to make compiled C/C++/Rust run fast by being quick to transport, parse and hand to existing JS VM optimizers. Tooling includes Emscripten and the WebAssembly Explorer for seeing text, WASM and LLVM IR. Demos run heavy engines like an Unreal Engine demo in Firefox. Missing pieces: native garbage collection, direct Web API bindings and better source maps; threads and broader language support are actively being designed.

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1. 0:00Introduction to WebAssembly
2. 1:33Defining WebAssembly
3. 5:42Role of JavaScript
4. 7:00Languages and compilation
5. 11:07Primary use cases
6. 13:18Understanding the binary
7. 15:01Fundamentals of the stack
8. 23:15Getting started tools
9. 27:14The future of WebAssembly

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