Why and How We Wrote a WebAssembly CMS

Explore the development of Bartholomew, a cloud-side CMS compiled to WebAssembly, in this 22-minute conference talk by Matt Butcher and Radu Matei from Fermyon Technologies. Discover the design principles behind this blazingly fast, SEO-optimized, and resource-efficient content management system that powers Fermyon.com. Learn about the advantages of Bartholomew over popular static site generators and traditional dynamic CMS platforms. Gain insights into the challenges faced and overcome while working with WebAssembly, as well as the early performance optimization efforts. Understand the rationale behind choosing HashiCorp Nomad as the clustering technology and get introduced to Wagi (WebAssembly Gateway Interface), the HTTP engine powering the CMS. Delve into the potential of WebAssembly for cloud-side applications and its implications for the future of web development.