· 2017
Bringing the web up to speed with WebAssembly
- 516citations
- 2017year
Short summary
WebAssembly (Wasm) is a new binary instruction format designed as a portable compilation target for high-level languages, enabling efficient and secure code execution on the web.
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Key points
- Web applications are becoming more complex, requiring greater efficiency and security.
- JavaScript is not ideal as a compilation target for demanding web applications.
- WebAssembly (Wasm) is a new binary instruction format.
- Wasm is designed as a portable compilation target for high-level languages.
- It enables efficient and secure code execution on the web.
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Abstract
The maturation of the Web platform has given rise to sophisticated and demanding Web applications such as interactive 3D visualization, audio and video software, and games. With that, efficiency and security of code on the Web has become more important than ever. Yet JavaScript as the only built-in language of the Web is not well-equipped to meet these requirements, especially as a compilation target.
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