Practical WebAssembly

Explore the practical applications of WebAssembly in this conference talk from JSConf Budapest 2017. Discover why major tech companies developed this low-level, high-performance complement to JavaScript, and learn how it functions across various web browsers and runtimes like Node.js and Electron. Gain insights into WebAssembly's creation, its strengths, inner workings, and current implementation methods. The talk covers topics such as Mozilla's role, browser adoption, WebAssembly's functionality within browsers, its necessity, and its use in hybrid applications. Engage with a Q&A session to deepen your understanding of this powerful web technology.