An Introduction to WebAssembly

Explore the world of WebAssembly in this 51-minute conference talk from Devoxx. Discover how WebAssembly offers an alternative to JavaScript for web application development, providing a byte-code language that can be compiled from non-JavaScript code. Learn about WebAssembly's functionality, its integration into applications, and the process of building and utilizing WebAssembly modules. Watch live coding demonstrations in both Rust and WebAssembly Text Format, gaining practical insights into assembly language programming. Gain knowledge about online resources for various languages and tools that leverage WebAssembly. By the end of this talk, acquire the foundational understanding needed to begin developing applications with WebAssembly, using non-JavaScript languages and modern browsers.