2 years ago

You may have seen some hype around https://webassembly.org, or Wasm, as it’s often called. It’s a relatively new technology that allows you to compile application code written in languages like Rust, C, C++, Javascript, and Golang to byte code, then run it inside a sandboxed environment.

https://www.fermyon.com is building tools for Wasm to be used in microservices, while https://vercel.com/docs/concepts/functions/edge-functions/wasm, https://docs.fastly.com/products/compute-at-edge, https://shopify.engineering/shopify-webassembly, and https://developers.cloudflare.com/workers/platform/languages/ use Wasm for running code at the edge.

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You’ll find out when to use Wasm, the current tooling options for Wasm, and how to use Docker and Wasm together.