"Web Sites, Web Apps, and Web Assembly"

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" summary

Argues Rust + WebAssembly is a practical alternative to JS frontends, with multiple production sites shipped using Leptos and Rust-built tooling like rspack and rollup/parcel replacements. Demonstrates a working wasm pipeline (cargo build --target wasm32-unknown-unknown, instantiateStreaming in the browser) and a live site (thisweekinbevy) that runs on conference Wi-Fi. Highlights concrete features: server functions and Islands for partial hydration, plus limits today — code-splitting and npm ecosystem integration remain unfinished friction points.

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" chapters (12)

1. 0:00Introduction
2. 0:45Rust and JavaScript integration
3. 2:28Web dev from jQuery to frameworks
4. 7:22Node.js and JS tooling
5. 9:29Modern web as UI service
6. 11:11Leptos framework
7. 13:40Server functions and forms
8. 15:42Rendering modes and data fetching
9. 17:06Islands architecture
10. 18:10WebAssembly integration challenges
11. 21:21WebAssembly with Rust
12. 22:45Choosing Rust and WebAssembly

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