10 months ago

We already know how putting applications in https://webassembly.org/ modules can improve runtime performance and latency speeds and compatibility when deployed. We also know that WebAssembly has been used to improve application performance when running on the browser on the backend.

This status quo became that much more apparent from the talks and impromptu meetings I had during KubeCon + CloudNativeCon in April.

Winch is a compiler in https://wasmtime.dev/ created to improve application performance beyond what Wasm already provides. Offering an alternative to overcome the limitations of a baseline compiler, WebAssembly Intentionally-Non Optimizing Compiler and Host (Winch) improves startup times of WebAssembly applications, Cabrera said.