Presentation: The WebAssembly Revolution Has Begun
What You’ll Learn
- What is WebAssembly exactly?
- What is WebAssembly good for? What is it not good for?
Abstract
WebAssembly (aka wasm) is a new, standardized compilation target for the web, shipping in all modern browsers. But since it's so low level it can be difficult to see how it will revolutionize the next generation of web apps–and definitely not just games and C++. This is a game changer for all web developers.
In this talk Jay will reveal what it is, how you can use it today, and the incredible opportunities it will unlock in the years to come.
What is your motivation for this talk?
I love sharing my passion for WebAssembly. WebAssembly is still fairly new, so the community is still rather small. I’d love to have people enthused and get those early adopters who don’t mind working through rough patches to make the experience better for everyone. And it would be great if they can give feedback during the specification process and help shape this as well.
Who should come to your talk?
Trailblazers of all kinds really, not just people who ship code to browsers. Contrary to its name, WebAssembly will be super popular on the server and in mobile development. Even if you don’t think you’ll use WebAssembly anytime soon, I think you’ll walk away with a much better understanding of how it fits in the grand scheme of things.
What can people come take away from this talk?
I’m hoping that people walk away with a much better understanding of what WebAssembly is, what it isn’t, and how it’s going to change the landscape in the years to come. You won’t be an expert--this is a pretty complex topic--but I think it’ll really pull back the veil and give you a solid foundation to jump in.
What keeps you up at night?
I think a lot about the need for new programming languages designed specifically with the web in mind. Languages like Dart, Reason, Elm, etc. This is where I’m most excited for WebAssembly’s potential.
Similar Talks
Pick Your Region: Earth; Cloudflare Workers
Core Rust Team @RustLang
Ashley Williams
License Compliance for Your Container Supply Chain
Open Source Engineer @VMware
Nisha Kumar
Observability in the SSC: Seeing Into Your Build System
Engineer @honeycombio
Ben Hartshorne
Evolution of Edge @Netflix
Engineering Leader @Netflix
Vasily Vlasov
Mistakes and Discoveries While Cultivating Ownership
Engineering Manager @Netflix in Cloud Infrastructure
Aaron Blohowiak
Optimizing Yourself: Neurodiversity in Tech
Consultant @Microsoft
Elizabeth Schneider
Monitoring and Tracing @Netflix Streaming Data Infrastructure
Architect & Engineer in Real Time Data Infrastructure Team @Netflix
Allen Wang
Future of Data Engineering
Distinguished Engineer @WePay
Chris Riccomini
Coding without Complexity
CEO/Cofounder @darklang