Overview
Explore how WebAssembly integration could revolutionize NGINX's programmability in this 13-minute keynote presentation from F5 NGINX Principal Engineer Oscar Spencer. Discover the evolution of NGINX's extensibility features, from its module system to Lua scripts and NGINX JavaScript, and learn how these capabilities have contributed to NGINX becoming one of the world's most widely-used web servers. Gain insights into how WebAssembly implementation could expand NGINX's reach to a broader developer community while enhancing plugin compatibility across different proxy systems. Understand the potential future developments and opportunities that arise from combining WebAssembly's capabilities with NGINX's robust infrastructure.
Syllabus
Keynote: WebAssembly & the Future of NGINX - Oscar Spencer, Principal Engineer, F5 NGINX
Taught by
Linux Foundation