Bringing WebAssembly to the .NET Mainstream

Explore the integration of WebAssembly into the .NET ecosystem in this 29-minute conference talk by Steve Sanderson from Microsoft. Discover how C# and .NET have been running on WebAssembly since 2017, and learn about Blazor WebAssembly's role in bringing .NET to the browser using open standards. Gain insights into the technical aspects of running .NET on WebAssembly, including interpreted and AOT-compiled execution, IDE debugger attachment, and performance considerations. Examine the transition from Emscripten to WASI SDK and its implications for running .NET in various WebAssembly runtimes. Delve into the lessons learned from Blazor as an open-source project, addressing challenges and misconceptions encountered while bringing WebAssembly to mainstream developers. Understand the potential impact of WASI in expanding .NET's reach and introducing cloud-native tools to a broader segment of the global developer community.