WebAssembly as cross-platform architecture?!

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Case study of converting join.me’s shared C++ “common” to WebAssembly using Emscripten and AssemblyScript, showing an immediate 15% payload reduction after flipping an Emscripten → WebAssembly flag. Demos compile TypeScript with assemblyscript and C++ to wasm, debug via C++ source maps (but still fall back to printf), and expose real costs: complex CI, painful multi-platform integration tests, and team-structure tradeoffs between feature teams and cross-functional squads. Practical, measured, and operational — not just theoretical.

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1. 0:00Intro
2. 1:40Agenda
3. 2:16WebAssembly definition
4. 4:19What is WebAssembly
5. 7:09Emscripten
6. 15:03Tests
7. 17:17Debugging
8. 18:22Team Organization
9. 24:14Assembly Script

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